Slackers and zealots: Civil service, policy discretion, and bureaucratic expertise

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 873-889

  Gailmard, Sean ^a   Patty, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34948895890     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2007.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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