Centralization or diffusion? Two tales of online government

Administration and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 686-709

  Peled, Alon ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0035545393     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00953990122019622     Document Type: Article

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