Policy without learning: Double devolution and abuse of the deliberative idea

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-73

  Jordan, Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural theory; Deliberation; Democracy; Diversity; Double Devolution; Operationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248570315     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952076707071504     Document Type: Article

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