Leadership in public sector partnerships: A case study of Local Safeguarding Children Boards

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 399-415

  Dudau, Adina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inter agency working; Leadership; Partnerships; Safeguarding children

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350545787     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952076709340714     Document Type: Article

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