Urban armageddon or politics as usual? The case of municipal civil service reform

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 159-170

  Ruhil, Anirudh V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0038407833     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5907.00011     Document Type: Article

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