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The case for a competence-based public administration curriculum for urban managers

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  2. Charles Metz
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Greenhill, M., Metz, C. & Stander, P. The case for a competence-based public administration curriculum for urban managers. Alternative Higher Education 7, 27–43 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01080808

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