Policy analysis and design in local public management a system dynamics approach

Handbook of Transdisciplinary Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 205-221

  Schwaninger, Markus ^a   Ulli Beer, Silvia ^b,c   Kaufmann Hayoz, Ruth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Model based theory building; Policy analysis; Policy design; Recycling management; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052587238     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6699-3_13     Document Type: Chapter

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