Garbage cans, new institutionalism, and the study of politics

American Political Science Review

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 191-198

  Olsen, Johan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 0035532449     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0003055401000120     Document Type: Article

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