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The Influence of Government Priorities on Public-Administration Reforms in Europe1

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy
Volume 8 (2015): Issue 1 (June 2015)
By: Vitalis Nakrošis  
Open Access
|Jul 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nispa-2015-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4309
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Language: English
Page range: 21 - 40
Published on: Jul 27, 2015
Published by: NISPAcee
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
government priorities,
public-administration reforms,
policy implementation
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Political science,
Local government and administration

© 2015 Vitalis Nakrošis, published by NISPAcee
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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