Instruments of government? Voluntary sector boards in a changing public policy environment

Policy and Politics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-188

  Harris, Margaret ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL POLICY; VOLUNTARY AGENCY;

EID: 0031834582     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557398782025655     Document Type: Article

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