Budget Slack, Institutions, and Transparency

Public Administration Review

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-195

  Rose, Shanna ^a   Smith, Daniel L ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84863012635     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02491.x     Document Type: Article

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