The Nature of a Public Service

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 970-991

  Spicker, Paul ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Market failure; Public services; Social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950783747     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690903050927     Document Type: Article

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