Rethinking policy capacity in Canada: The role of parties and election platforms in government policy-making

Canadian Public Administration

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-253

  Flynn, Greg ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 79959341325     PISSN: 00084840     EISSN: 17547121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-7121.2011.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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