Ordering things: The Irish state administration database

Irish Political Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-22

  Hardiman, Niamh ^a   Scott, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Classification; Database; Ireland; Public administration; State agencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856299328     PISSN: 07907184     EISSN: 17439078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07907184.2012.636179     Document Type: Conference Paper

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