A solution in search of a problem? Discrimination, affirmative action, and the new public service

Public Administration Review

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 911-923

  Selden, Sally Coleman ^a  

^a Lynchburg College in Virginia   (United States)

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EID: 33750997864     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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