Assessing the impact of bureaucracy bashing by electoral campaigns

Public Administration Review

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 228-240

  Garrett, R Sam ^a,b   Thurber, James A ^b,d,e   Fritschler, A Lee ^c,f,g,h,i   Rosenbloom, David H ^b,e  

^a Congressional Research Service ^*  (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies   (United States)

^e AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^g United States Department of Education   (United States)

^h DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁱ Dickinson College ^*  (France)

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EID: 33644778046     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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