Managing austerity: Rhetorical and real responses to fiscal stress in local government

Public Money and Management

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 99-106

 

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Author keywords

Austerity management; innovation; organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893556580     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2014.887517     Document Type: Article

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