Evaluation and negotiated order: Developing the application of complexity theory

Evaluation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399-411

  Callaghan, Gill ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Evaluation; Negotiated order; Policy; Structure and agency

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649099278     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389008095485     Document Type: Article

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