The study and use of policy research in state legislatures

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 523-535

  Hird, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Expertise; Knowledge utilization; Policymaking; Think tanks

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH WORK; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 70949101722     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: 15526925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017609341401     Document Type: Article

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