To Politicize is not to Control: The Pathologies of Control in Federal Emergency Management

The American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-285

  Wamsley, Gary L ^a   Schroeder, Aaron D ^a   Lane, Larry M ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992924133     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027507409602600302     Document Type: Article

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