Reconciling representation with reality: Unitisation as an example for science and public policy

The Politics of Scientific Advice: Institutional Design for Quality Assurance

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 36-53

  Oreskes, Naomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80052223970     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511777141.003     Document Type: Chapter

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