Growing Older and Wiser: The Changing Skill Requirements of City Administrators

Public Administration Review

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 380-386

  Crewson, Philip E ^a   Fisher, Bonnie S ^a  

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EID: 0040550680     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3109984     Document Type: Article

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