Influencing policy at the top of the federal bureaucracy: A comparison of career and political senior executives

Public Administration Review

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 573-581

  Dolan, Julie ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039254105     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-3352.00119     Document Type: Article

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