Program accountability as an emergent property: The role of stakeholders in a program's field

Public Administration Review

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-93

  O'Connell, Lenahan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Kentucky Transportation Center   (United States)

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EID: 12344259432     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2005.00433.x     Document Type: Review

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