The public value of the National Audit Office

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-70

  Talbot, Colin ^a   Wiggan, Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditing; Performance measures; Public sector organizations; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349112383     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513551011012321     Document Type: Article

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