Assessing policy analytical capacity: Comparative insights from a study of the Canadian Environmental Policy Advice System

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 439-445

  Oliphant, Samuel ^a   Howlett, Michael ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 79960339576     PISSN: 13876988     EISSN: 15725448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13876988.2010.495510     Document Type: Article

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