Mind the Gap: Dimensions and influence of street-level divergence

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 473-493

  Gofen, Anat ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84897562757     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mut037     Document Type: Article

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