The private finance initiative: Has the accounting standards board reduced the scheme's value for money?

Public Management Review

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 529-547

  Kirk, Robert ^a   Wall, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting standards board; Hm treasury; Infrastructure; Private finance initiative; Risk transfer; Value for money

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937379550     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616670210163051     Document Type: Article

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