Public value and political astuteness in the work of public managers: The art of the possible

Public Administration

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 195-211

  Hartley, Jean ^a   Alford, John ^b   Hughes, Owen ^c   Yates, Sophie ^d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Australia and New Zealand Sch Govt   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICS; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84924101368     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/padm.12125     Document Type: Article

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