Dissolving decision making? Models and their roles in decision-making processes and policy at large

Science in Context

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 631-657

  Zeiss, Ragna ^a   Van Egmond, Stans ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Rathenau Institute KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; NETHERLANDS; SCIENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NETHERLANDS; PESTICIDES; POLICY MAKING; SCIENCE;

EID: 84922479502     PISSN: 02698897     EISSN: 14740664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269889714000234     Document Type: Article

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