Social geography: Seven deadly myths in policy research

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 250-259

  Pain, Rachel ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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POLITICAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33646197146     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0309132506ph605pr     Document Type: Article

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