The Political Economy of Public Values: A Case for the Public Sphere and Progressive Opportunity

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 61-85

  Bozeman, Barry ^a   Johnson, Japera ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

administrative theory; governance; public administration; public values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912122915     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074014532826     Document Type: Article

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