Measuring quality of life for public policy: an idea whose time has come? Agenda-setting dynamics in the European Union

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-38

  Bache, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agenda setting; environment; Eurostat; multiple streams; quality of life; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870576686     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2012.699658     Document Type: Article

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