Bureaucratie Discretion, Agency Structure, and Democratic Responsiveness: The Case of the United States Attorneys

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-27

  Whitford, Andrew B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0242465647     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a003523     Document Type: Article

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