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The Ties That Bind? Networks, Public Administration, and Political Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2010

Laurence J. O'Toole Jr.
Laurence J. O'Toole Jr.
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The University of Georgia
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I thank the selection committee, and the association, for this honor. I'm humbled by the award and by the distinguished list of recipients who have preceded me.

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Gaus Lecture
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , January 2010 , pp. 7 - 14
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2010

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