From chaos to patterns of understanding: Reflections on the dynamics of effective government decision making

Public Administration

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 475-508

  Cutting, Bruce ^a   Kouzmin, Alexander ^a  

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EID: 0039774533     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9299.00164     Document Type: Article

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