A theory of governing the public's business: Redesigning the jobs of boards, councils, and commissions

Public Management Review

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-72

  Carver, John ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boards; CEO; Governance oversight; Policy; Public input; Social contract

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937346160     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616670010009450     Document Type: Article

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