Political orientations and behavior of public employees: A cross-national comparison

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 709-730

  Jensen, Jason L ^a   Sum, Paul E ^a   Flynn, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

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EID: 70349454014     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mun031     Document Type: Article

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