Why do municipal issues rise on the federal policy agenda in Canada?

Canadian Public Administration

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 347-370

  Young, Robert ^a   McCarthy, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 77249115879     PISSN: 00084840     EISSN: 17547121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-7121.2009.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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