Political responsibility for bureaucratic incompetence: Tragedy at cave creek

Public Administration

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 519-538

  Gregory, Robert ^a  

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EID: 0000051739     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9299.00115     Document Type: Article

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