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New Zealand's far‐reaching experiment with neo‐liberal economic and social policies has
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In this article the evolution of competitive tendering and contracting (ctc) policy in Australia
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Self-directed learning has become very popular in Western adult education. It is promoted
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During a development associated with a national curriculum, different groups or
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From 1984 to the early 1990s New Zealand undertook a major reform of the mechanisms
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Small States in the Modern World comprehensively assesses the different modes of
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Clarifying what value new information systems (IS) may help to create for government
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