Not just for bureaucrats anymore: Bureaucrat bashing, overhead democracy, and managed care

Administration and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-110

  McEldowney, Rene ^a   Murray, William L ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039179684     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00953990022019362     Document Type: Article

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