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Theme: Public Management by Numbers

How Do Performance Indicators Add Up? An Examination of Composite Indicators in Public Services

Rowena Jacobs Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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Maria Goddard Professor of Health Economics and Deputy Director of the Centre for Health Economics, University of York
Pages 103-110 | Published online: 15 Mar 2010

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