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HOW NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REFORMS CHALLENGE THE ROLES OF PROFESSIONALS

Karina Sehested Ph.D. Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark
Pages 1513-1537 | Published online: 31 Aug 2006

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