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Administrative Practice, Organization Theory, and Political Philosophy: Ruminations on the Reflections of John M. Gaus

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James G. March
James G. March*
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , December 1997 , pp. 689 - 698
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