What does the minister do? On the working conditions of political leaders

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What does the minister do? On the working conditions of political leaders. / Pedersen, Lene Holm; Hjelmar, Ulf ; Bhatti, Yosef.

In: Public Administration, Vol. 2018, 05.03.2018.

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Harvard

Pedersen, LH, Hjelmar, U & Bhatti, Y 2018, 'What does the minister do? On the working conditions of political leaders', Public Administration, vol. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12393

APA

Pedersen, L. H., Hjelmar, U., & Bhatti, Y. (2018). What does the minister do? On the working conditions of political leaders. Public Administration, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12393

Vancouver

Pedersen LH, Hjelmar U, Bhatti Y. What does the minister do? On the working conditions of political leaders. Public Administration. 2018 Mar 5;2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12393

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Pedersen, Lene Holm ; Hjelmar, Ulf ; Bhatti, Yosef. / What does the minister do? On the working conditions of political leaders. In: Public Administration. 2018 ; Vol. 2018.

Bibtex

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