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Book Title: Performance Measurement In Local Sustainability Policy
Number of Pages: 260 Pages
Publication Name: Performance Measurement in Local Sustainability Policy
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Item Height: 0.8 in
Subject: American Government / Local, Public Affairs & Administration, General, Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Development / Sustainable Development
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.2 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, Business & Economics
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: Jr. Osgood Jeffery L., Susan M. Opp, Samantha L. Mosier
Series: Public Administration and Public Policy Ser.
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
