Starting to Untangle the Web of Cooperation, Coordination, and Collaboration: A Framework for Public Managers

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 389-401

  McNamara, Madeleine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

collaboration; networks; partnerships; public management; service integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862100107     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.655527     Document Type: Article

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