Issues in assessing the policy influence of research

International Social Science Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 179, 2004, Pages 135-151

  Carden, Fred ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ASSESSMENT METHOD; PLANNING METHOD; POLICY ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 3342989690     PISSN: 00208701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-8701.2004.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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