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100	1		_aBALL, Amanda; BROADBENT, Jane; MOORE, Cynthia _923179
245	1	0	_aBest Value and the Control of Local Government : _bChallenges and Contradictions
260			_aOxford : _bBlackwell Publishing, _cApril-June 2002
520	3		_aThis article offers some understanding of the early experience of implementing Best Value in the local authority sector. Implementation is dependent on how local government understands the concept; what local government is able to deliver; and what central government is prepared to accept. For the case study authority described in this article, Best Value is understood to depend on three deliverable 'cornerstones', embedded in a context that emphasises accountability, seeks to develop 'learning' and pursues change in organizational culture, emphasising the tenets of 'business excellence'. The authors conclude that Best Value represents an unusual cocktail of top-down concept and bottom-up realization, providing a new twist in the control of the local government sector
773	0	8	_tPublic Money & Management _g22, 2, p. 9-16 _dOxford : Blackwell Publishing, April-June 2002 _xISSN 0954-0962 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c14727 _d14727
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