By Lynn Muchmore,Thad L. Beyle
The editors base their information on own event; interviews with governors, former governors, and employees; on -site visits; and responses to a sequence of 19 surveys of governors and their employees performed among 1976 and 1981. The study was once undertaken through the heart for coverage examine of the nationwide Governors' Association.
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