The Paperwork Reduction Act: Benefits, costs and directions for reform

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 204-210

  Shapiro, Stuart ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Information collection; Information resource management; Paperwork Reduction Act

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875405998     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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