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Service Outsourcing and Government Fiscal Conditions: Do Market Competition, Bureaucrat Support, and Management Capacity Matter? 服务外包与政府财政状况：市场竞争、官僚支持和管理能力重要吗？

The American Review of Public Administration Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/02750740241232678

Wenchi Wei, Xin Chen

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Administrative Decentralization and the Role of Information: The Case of Intimate Partner Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic 行政权力下放与信息的作用：COVID-19 大流行期间的亲密伴侣暴力案例

The American Review of Public Administration Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI: 10.1177/02750740241229992

Mir Usman Ali, Lauren Hamilton Edwards, James E. Wright

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Use of Performance Information and External Accountability: The Role of Citizen Oversight in Mitigating the Motivated Evaluation of Body-Worn Camera Evidence 绩效信息的使用与外部问责：公民监督在减少对车身监视器证据的动机性评估中的作用

The American Review of Public Administration Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI: 10.1177/02750740241229998

Mir Usman Ali, James E. Wright

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Can Leadership Improve Interorganizational Collaboration? Field-Experimental Evidence From a Team-Based Leadership Training Intervention 领导力能否改善组织间协作？基于团队的领导力培训干预的实地实验证据

The American Review of Public Administration Pub Date : 2024-02-19 DOI: 10.1177/02750740241232681

Anders Barslund Grøn, Line Hvilsted, Karen Ingerslev, Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen, Mickael Bech, Christina Holm-Petersen

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The Transaction Costs of the Administrative Presidency: Evidence From a Trump-Era Clean Water Act Enforcement Reduction 行政总统的交易成本：特朗普时代减少《清洁水法》执法力度的证据

The American Review of Public Administration Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.1177/02750740241229763

J. Barnes, Jayce L. Farmer

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The Transaction Costs of the Administrative Presidency: Evidence From a Trump-Era Clean Water Act Enforcement Reduction 行政总统的交易成本：特朗普时代减少《清洁水法》执法力度的证据

The American Review of Public Administration Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.1177/02750740241229763

J. Barnes, Jayce L. Farmer

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Determinants of State Infrastructure Spending: Testing Punctuated Equilibrium and Social Vulnerability Theories 国家基础设施支出的决定因素：检验功能平衡理论和社会脆弱性理论

The American Review of Public Administration Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.1177/02750740241231250

Julius A. Nukpezah, Aisha S. Ahmadu

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Understanding Whether Representative Bureaucracy and Racial Resentment Impact Public Perceptions of the Distributive Justice of Government Programs 了解代议制官僚机构和种族怨恨是否会影响公众对政府项目分配公正性的看法

The American Review of Public Administration Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.1177/02750740241229994

Ellen V. Rubin, Keith P. Baker, Stephen Weinberg

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Determinants of State Infrastructure Spending: Testing Punctuated Equilibrium and Social Vulnerability Theories 国家基础设施支出的决定因素：检验功能平衡理论和社会脆弱性理论

The American Review of Public Administration Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.1177/02750740241231250

Julius A. Nukpezah, Aisha S. Ahmadu

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Understanding Whether Representative Bureaucracy and Racial Resentment Impact Public Perceptions of the Distributive Justice of Government Programs 了解代议制官僚机构和种族怨恨是否会影响公众对政府项目分配公正性的看法

The American Review of Public Administration Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.1177/02750740241229994

Ellen V. Rubin, Keith P. Baker, Stephen Weinberg

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