What drives machinery of government change? Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, 1950-1997

Public Administration

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-50

  Davis, Glyn ^b   Weller, Patrick ^b   Craswell, Emma ^a   Eggins, Susan ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039185762     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9299.00142     Document Type: Article

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