Legitimacy and public administration: Constructing the American bureaucratic fields

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 458-481

  Catlaw, Thomas J ^a   Hu, Qian ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Legitimacy; Legitimation; Pierre Bourdieu; Public administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350437443     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209338803     Document Type: Article

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