The development of policy network analyses: From modest origins to overarching frameworks

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 389-416

  Thatcher, Mark ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Policy networks; Public policy analysis; Theoretical models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032344037     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951692898010004002     Document Type: Article

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