Community consultation in public policy: The case of the Murray-Darling basin of Australia

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-237

  Crase, Lin ^a   Dollery, Brian ^b,d,e   Wallis, Joe ^c,f  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^d La Trobe University ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^f School of Economics

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EID: 21244485799     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: 1363030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361140500129990     Document Type: Article

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