The private finance initiative: An evolving research agenda?

Public Management Review

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 707-724

  Wall, Anthony ^a   Connolly, Ciaran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conventional procurement; Private finance initiative; Research agenda

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949532682     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719030902798172     Document Type: Review

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