Striving for Excellence in Public Service Delivery: Experiences from an Analysis of the Private Finance Initiative

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 82-99

  Broadbent, Jane ^a   Laughlin, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84996153830     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095207670401900405     Document Type: Article

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