The decision to contract out: A study of contracting for E-government services in state governments

Public Administration Review

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 531-544

  Ya Ni, Anna ^a,b   Bretschneider, Stuart ^a,b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250212143     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00735.x     Document Type: Article

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