Performance and Efficiency of Public Sector in Independent Namibia
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Keywords
Public sector; efficiency; public performance; policy interventions; public policy; Namibia;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H00 - Public Economics - - General - - - General
- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- H89 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Other
- L38 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Public Policy
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