Intelligent policy making for a complex world: Pragmatism, evidence and learning

Political Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 699-719

  Sanderson, Ian ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70449455492     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2009.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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