Reaching for the philosopher's stone: Contingent coordination and the military's response to Hurricane Katrina

Public Administration Review

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 94-106

  Morris, John C ^a,c   Morris, Elizabeth D ^b   Jones, Dale M ^a,c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Government Accountability Office   (United States)

^c Systems Planning and Analysis   (United States)

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EID: 36849067484     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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