Explaining radical policy change: The case of climate change and energy policy under the British labour government 2006-10

Public Administration

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 125-141

  Carter, Neil ^a   Jacobs, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; GOVERNMENT; PARTY POLITICS; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84896488493     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/padm.12046     Document Type: Article

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