'Why partnership working doesn't work': Pitfalls, problems and possibilities in English health and social care

Public Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 811-828

  Dickinson, Helen ^a   Glasby, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health and social care; New institutional theory; Partnership working

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149233998     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2010.488861     Document Type: Article

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