When laws backfire unintended consequences of public policy

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1376-1394

  Roots, Roger I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Government; Public policy; Taxation; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042527524     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764204265339     Document Type: Review

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