New Political Governance in Westminster Systems: Impartial Public Administration and Management Performance at Risk

Governance

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-199

  Aucoin, Peter ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84858852669     PISSN: 09521895     EISSN: 14680491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0491.2012.01569.x     Document Type: Article

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