Why must we reinvent the federal government? Putting historical developmental claims to the test

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 353-388

  Wolf, Patrick J ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 0011351503     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024354     Document Type: Article

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