Public information provision about policy intentions: The Dutch and Belgian experience

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-95

  Gelders, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 14044261266     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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