Governors and the bureaucracy: Executive resources as sources of administrative influence

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1219-1230

  Woods, Neal D ^a   Baranowski, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Governors; Oversight; Political influence; State agencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548458153     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690701225606     Document Type: Article

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