The New Public Management ‘Revolution’ in Political Control of the Public Sector: Promises and Outcomes in Three European Prison Systems

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-100

  Boin, Arjen ^a   James, Oliver ^b   Lodge, Martin ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993767719     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095207670602100207     Document Type: Article

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