Measuring Government in the Early Twentieth Century

Public Administration Review

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 643-659

  Williams, Daniel W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0242510907     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6210.00329     Document Type: Review

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