Network Governance and Public Participation in Policy-Making: Federal Community Cabinets in Australia

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-19

  Lewis, Chris ^a   Marsh, David ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community cabinets; Community consultation; Rudd government

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860254381     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: 14678500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2012.00753.x     Document Type: Article

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