Using social capital to organise for success? A case study of public-private interface in the UK Highways Agency

Policy and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-113

  Johnson, Noel ^a   Elliott, Dominic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79956095968     PISSN: 14494035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polsoc.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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