Above Politics: Credible Commitment and Efficiency in the Design of Public Agencies

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 289-327

  Miller, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0007556845     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024271     Document Type: Article

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