The paradox of implementing the government performance and results act: Top-down direction for bottom-up implementation

Public Administration Review

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-319

  Long, Edward ^a   Franklin, Aimee L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 2642555295     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2004.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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