Inside a Swiss Army Knife: An Assessment of AmeriCorps

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 225-250

  Perry, James L ^a   Thomson, Ann Marie ^a   Tschirhart, Mary ^a   Mesch, Debra ^b   Lee, Geunjoo ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0007308629     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024409     Document Type: Article

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