The Effect of Administrative Burden on Bureaucratic Perception of Policies: Evidence from Election Administration

Public Administration Review

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 741-751

  Burden, Barry C ^a   Canon, David T ^a   Mayer, Kenneth R ^a   Moynihan, Donald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84865356546     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2012.02600.x     Document Type: Article

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