Who shapes the rulemaking agenda? Implications for bureaucratic responsiveness and bureaucratic control

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 495-519

  West, William F ^a   Raso, Connor ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of Financial Protection for Older Americans   (United States)

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EID: 84880376072     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mus028     Document Type: Review

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