Evidence-based policymaking: Karen bogenschneiderinsights from policy-minded researchersand research-minded policymakers

Evidence-Based Policymaking: Karen Bogenschneiderinsights from Policy-Minded Researchersand Research-Minded Policymakers

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-347

  Bogenschneider, Karen ^a   Corbett, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Extension ^*

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203856390     Document Type: Book

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