Accountability in Governance Networks: An Assessment of Public, Private, and Nonprofit Emergency Management Practices Following Hurricane Katrina

Public Administration Review

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 210-220

  Koliba, Christopher J ^a   Mills, Russell M ^b   Zia, Asim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952081157     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02332.x     Document Type: Article

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