The Howard government: The extent to which public attitudes influenced Australia's federal policy mix

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-95

  Lewis, Chris ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Howard government; Policy outcomes; Public attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947393138     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: 14678500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2007.00516.x     Document Type: Article

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