Crossing boundaries: The fundamental questions in public management and policy

Crossing Boundaries in Public Management and Policy: The International Experience

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 11-44

  O'Flynn, Janine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b The Australian and New Zealand School of Government   (Australia)

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EID: 84906211862     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203106907     Document Type: Chapter

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