Knowledge, advice and influence: The role of the UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, 1970–2009

The Politics of Scientific Advice: Institutional Design for Quality Assurance

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 73-101

  Owens, Susan ^a  

^a NEWNHAM COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84857981216     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511777141.005     Document Type: Chapter

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