Public Administration Research and Practice: A Methodological Manifesto

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 157-199

  Gill, Jeff ^a   Meier, Kenneth J ^b  

^a California Polytech State Univ   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347486712     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024262     Document Type: Article

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