The Future of the Study of Public Administration: Embedding Research Object and Methodology in Epistemology and Ontology

Public Administration Review

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 916-924

  Raadschelders, Jos C N ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 81255210581     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02433.x     Document Type: Article

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