Reinvention as reform: Assessing the National Performance Review

Public Administration Review

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 508-521

  Thompson, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0000796180     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-3352.00114     Document Type: Review

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