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Public accountability: a summary analysis
[Accountability publique - Une analyse synthétique]

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  • Raphael Zumofen

    (IDHEAP - Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration - UNIL - Université de Lausanne = University of Lausanne - SPAN - Swiss Public Administration Network)

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  • Raphael Zumofen, 2016. "Public accountability: a summary analysis [Accountability publique - Une analyse synthétique]," Post-Print hal-03623871, HAL.
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