A PART TO PLAY?: The academic contribution to the development of cultural policy in England

International Journal of Cultural Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-53

  Selwood, Sara ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cultural policy; Department for Culture, Media and Sport; evidence; government; New Labour; research

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551541621     PISSN: 10286632     EISSN: 14772833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286630600613200     Document Type: Article

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