A model of cost-cutting in government? The great management revolution in uk central government reconsidered

Public Administration

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 114-134

  Hood, Christopher ^a   Dixon, Ruth ^b  

^a ALL SOULS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875663043     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2012.02072.x     Document Type: Article

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