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  1. Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Mahendra Gupta & Richard Palmer

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Gupta, M., Palmer, R. (2020). Purchase Card Programs. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3910-1

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