The "ball of confusion" in federal budgeting: A shadow agenda for deliberative reform of the budget process

Public Administration Review

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-223

  Meyers, Roy T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b Department of Political Science ^*  (United States)

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EID: 59349086165     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2008.01967.x     Document Type: Article

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