The multi-layer problem in implementation research

Public Management Review

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 471-490

  Hill, Michael ^a   Hupe, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deficits; Implementation; Layers of government; Legitimacy; Policy making

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944554741     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1471903032000178545     Document Type: Article

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