The Evolving Narratives of Public Management Reform: 40 years of reform white papers in the UK

Public Management Review

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 899-922

  Pollitt, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

citizens, evidence; civil service; efficiency; narratives; Public management reform; reorganization; white papers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885424143     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2012.725761     Document Type: Article

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