Reorganizing the welfare state administration: Partnership, networks and accountability

Public Management Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-297

  Fimreite, Anne Lise ^a   Lægreid, Per ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Accountability; Network; Norway; Partnerships; Reform; Welfare administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249144284     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719030902798198     Document Type: Article

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