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Book Title: The Bureaucratic Phenomenon
Item Length: 9.1in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6.9in
Author: Michel Crozier
Publication Name: Bureaucratic Phenomenon
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 346 Pages
