Policy, theory and pragmatism: Implementing the UK's Energy Effeciency Best Practice Programme

Policy and Politics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 277-295

  Rigby, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy; Implementation; Policy; Rationale

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 16344386803     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/0305573053870149     Document Type: Article

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