Researching the new public management: The role of quantitative methods

New Public Management: Current Trends and Future Prospects

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 324-338

  Boyne, George ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85070285722     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203996362-27     Document Type: Chapter

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