Contracting or public delivery? the importance of service, market, and management characteristics

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 289-317

  Hefetz, Amir ^a   Warner, Mildred E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 84859327628     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mur006     Document Type: Article

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