Blending two cultures: State legislative auditing and evaluation

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 1996, Issue 71, 1996, Pages 15-28

  Brooks, Roger A ^a  

^a Office of the Legislative Auditor   (United States)

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EID: 83655178049     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.1040     Document Type: Article

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