Institutions, policy innovation, and e-government in the American States

Public Administration Review

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 549-563

  Tolbert, Caroline J ^a   Mossberger, Karen ^b   McNeal, Ramona ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 41149137213     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2008.00890.x     Document Type: Article

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