Creativity and the experts: New labour, think tanks, and the policy process

International Journal of Press/Politics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-20

  Schlesinger, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creative economy; Creative industries; Expertise; Government; Intellectuals; Public policy; Think tanks; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849134642     PISSN: 19401612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1940161208328898     Document Type: Article

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