Theory of organizational partnerships: Partnership advantages, disadvantages and success factors

The New Public Governance?: Emerging Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Public Governance

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 127-148

  McQuaid, Ronald W ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84892514924     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203861684     Document Type: Chapter

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