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Trust and contract completeness in the public sector

Trevor L. Brown The Ohio State University, Columbus, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Matthew Potoski Iowa State University, Ames, USA
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David M. Van Slyke Syracuse University, NY, USA
Pages 607-623 | Published online: 17 Jul 2007

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