Debate better public services: The moral purpose of public management research?

Public Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 307-316

  Andrews, Rhys ^a   Boyne, George ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debate; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952074585     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719030903286656     Document Type: Article

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