Assessing the performance of the public sector

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-161

  Pestieau, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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EID: 77950611650     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2008.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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