Best value: New public management or new direction?

New Public Management: Current Trends and Future Prospects

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 129-140

  Martin, Steve ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85070299358     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203996362-14     Document Type: Chapter

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