The tides of reform revisited: Patterns in making government work, 1945-2002

Public Administration Review

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-19

  Light, Paul C ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645074157     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00551.x     Document Type: Review

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