Information processing and policy dynamics

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-92

  Workman, Samuel ^a   Jones, Bryan D ^a   Jochim, Ashley E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Center for American Politics and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Agenda setting; Information processing; Public policy

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION PROCESSING; PLANNING THEORY; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 61549131930     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2008.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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