The Public Service Ethos in the British Civil Service: An Historical Institutional Analysis

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-48

  Horton, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993692509     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095207670602100103     Document Type: Article

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