Can policy learning really improve implementation? Evidence from Irish responses to the water framework directive

European Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 150-163

  Flynn, Brendan ^a   Kröger, Laura ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; WATER PLANNING;

IRELAND;

EID: 0038267676     PISSN: 09610405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.320     Document Type: Article

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