How policy networks can damage democratic health: A case study in the government of governance

Public Administration

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 717-738

  Greenaway, John ^a   Salter, Brian ^a   Hart, Stella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRACY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL POWER; PUBLIC SERVICE; STATE ROLE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; NORWICH; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249331113     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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