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- Published 20160202
- ISBN: 978-1-925240-80-1
- Extent: 264pp
- Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook


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Vishaal Kishore
Vishaal Kishore is a principal fellow at the Melbourne School of Government, University of Melbourne, and a senior executive in the Victorian public service. He...
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