Regulatory Transformation: Lessons from Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Public Administration Review

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 403-412

  Esty, Daniel ^a  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

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EID: 84958824507     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12528     Document Type: Article

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