Conducting research on counties in the 21st century: A new agenda and database considerations

Public Administration Review

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 968-983

  Streib, Gregory ^a   Svara, James H ^b   Waugh Jr , William L ^a   Klase, Kenneth A ^c   Menzel, Donald C ^d   Salant, Tanis J ^e   Benton, J Edwin ^f   Byers, Jacqueline ^g   Cigler, Beverly A ^h  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^g National Association of Counties

^h PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36348945208     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00787.x     Document Type: Article

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