A realist evaluation approach to understanding the best value review process

Local Government Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 423-440

  Davis, Paul ^a   Wright, Paul ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; METHODOLOGY; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

EID: 85047689526     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300393042000310471     Document Type: Review

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