Form of Government Still Matters: Fostering Innovation in U.S. Municipal Governments

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 257-281

  Nelson, Kimberly L ^a   Svara, James H ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

form of government; innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859716133     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074011399898     Document Type: Article

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