Innovation in public services: Engaging with risk

Public Money and Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-6

  Osborne, Stephen P ^a   Brown, Louise ^b  

^a Edinburgh Business School   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79251564136     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2011.545532     Document Type: Article

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