City managers, career incentives, and municipal service decisions: The effects of managerial progressive ambition on interlocal service delivery

Public Administration Review

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 627-636

  Leroux, Kelly ^a   Pandey, Sanjay K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959892651     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02394.x     Document Type: Article

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