Contestability and social justice: The limits of competitive tendering of welfare services

Australian Social Work

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-108

  McDonald, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

competitive tendering; rural; welfare services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937383051     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070208410963     Document Type: Article

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