Organisational learning in a political environment: Improving policy-making in UK government

Policy Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-49

  Common, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2142769703     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144287042000208224     Document Type: Article

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