Playing the Wrong PART: The program assessment rating tool and the functions of the president's budget

Public Administration Review

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 112-121

  White, Joseph ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855301455     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02484.x     Document Type: Article

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