China's art of institutional bricolage: Selectiveness and gradualism in the policy transfer style of a nation

Policy and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-101

  de Jong, Martin ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 84880035253     PISSN: 14494035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polsoc.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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