The value of choice in public policy

Public Administration

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-233

  Dowding, Keith ^a   John, Peter ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 66349135000     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2008.01732.x     Document Type: Article

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