Contracting Out Local Services: A Tale of Technical and Social Services

Public Administration Review

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 560-570

  Petersen, Ole Helby ^a   Houlberg, Kurt ^b   Christensen, Lasse Ring ^c  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b KORA Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 84932195744     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12367     Document Type: Article

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