Performance measurement in Canadian employment service delivery, 1996-2000

Canadian Public Administration

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 161-182

  Grundy, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84929581069     PISSN: 00084840     EISSN: 17547121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/capa.12104     Document Type: Article

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