Electronic funds and benefits transfers, E-government, and the Winter Commission

Public Administration Review

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Pirog, Maureen A ^a   Johnson, Craig L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54249160135     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2008.00982.x     Document Type: Review

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