Knowing and doing: The value of intelligent application in local government improvement

Public Money and Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 249-256

  Boyd, Alan ^a   Nelson, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79957841286     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2011.586230     Document Type: Article

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