New public management in developing countries

New Public Management: Current Trends and Future Prospects

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 227-242

  McCourt, Willy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85027524228     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203996362-21     Document Type: Chapter

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