Beyond Markets: Sociology, street-level bureaucracy, and the management of the public sector

Regulation and Governance

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 145-164

  Piore, Michael J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor inspection; Labor market regulation; Public sector management; Street level bureaucracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952136189     PISSN: 17485983     EISSN: 17485991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5991.2010.01098.x     Document Type: Article

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