Asset management in cities: Polyphony in action?

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 392-419

  Arnaboldi, Michela ^a   Lapsley, Irvine ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assets management; Case studies; Cities; Public sector orgainzations; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950299051     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513571011034352     Document Type: Article

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