An empirical assessment of devolution's policy impact

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 253-270

  Kelleher, Christine A ^a   Yackee, Susan Webb ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVOLUTION; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442663798     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2004.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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