Guns, butter, and federal careers: Growth, decline, and personnel in defense and domestic agencies

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-84

  Lewis, Gregory B ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346879476     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024342     Document Type: Article

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