Assessing the impact of policy interventions: The influence of evaluation methodology

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 216-229

  Greene, Francis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 66349123225     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c07103b     Document Type: Conference Paper

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