Endowments: Stable largesse or distortion of the polity?

Public Administration Review

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 445-457

  Irvin, Renée A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 34250169029     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00728.x     Document Type: Article

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