Explaining government productivity

American Politics Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 439-458

  Taylor, Andrew J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001242375     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X9802600403     Document Type: Article

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