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Management of Contracting Public Services and its Quality in Slovakia

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy
Volume 5 (2012): Issue 1 (June 2012)
By: Juraj Nemec,  Beáta Mikušová Meričková and  Zuzana Vozárová  
Open Access
|May 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10110-012-0003-2 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4309
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Language: English
Page range: 55 - 74
Published on: May 16, 2013
Published by: NISPAcee
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Contracting,
outsourcing,
public sector,
principal,
agent,
contract management
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Political science,
Local government and administration

© 2013 Juraj Nemec, Beáta Mikušová Meričková, Zuzana Vozárová, published by NISPAcee
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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