Typologies, taxonomies, and the benefits of policy classification

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 379-395

  Smith, Kevin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 0038643382     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2002.tb02153.x     Document Type: Article

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