Public-private partnerships and the public accountability question

Public Administration Review

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 475-484

  Forrer, John ^a   Kee, James Edwin ^a   Newcomer, Kathryn E ^a   Boyer, Eric ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77952686070     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02161.x     Document Type: Review

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