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Edward T. Jennings, Jr., Jo Ann G. Ewalt, Interorganizational Coordination, Administrative Consolidation, and Policy Performance, Public Administration Review, Vol. 58, No. 5 (Sep. - Oct., 1998), pp. 417-428
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