Committed to the public interest? Motivation and behavioural outcomes among local councillors

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Committed to the public interest? Motivation and behavioural outcomes among local councillors. / Pedersen, Lene Holm.

In: Public Administration, Vol. 92, No. 4, 01.01.2014, p. 886-901.

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Pedersen, LH 2014, 'Committed to the public interest? Motivation and behavioural outcomes among local councillors', Public Administration, vol. 92, no. 4, pp. 886-901. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2012.02107.x

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Pedersen, L. H. (2014). Committed to the public interest? Motivation and behavioural outcomes among local councillors. Public Administration, 92(4), 886-901. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2012.02107.x

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Pedersen LH. Committed to the public interest? Motivation and behavioural outcomes among local councillors. Public Administration. 2014 Jan 1;92(4):886-901. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2012.02107.x

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Pedersen, Lene Holm. / Committed to the public interest? Motivation and behavioural outcomes among local councillors. In: Public Administration. 2014 ; Vol. 92, No. 4. pp. 886-901.

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