The Use and Usefulness of Performance Measures in the Public Sector
Oxford Review of Economic PolicyPublished 1 June 2003
Carol Propper
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Journal Article The Use and Usefulness of Performance Measures in the Public Sector Get access Carol Propper, Carol Propper Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Deborah Wilson Deborah Wilson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Volume 19, Issue 2, 1 June 2003, Pages 250–267, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/19.2.250 Published: 01 June 2003
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