Designing deliberative democracy: The British Columbia citizens’ assembly

Designing Deliberative Democracy: The British Columbia Citizens Assembly

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-237

  Warren, Mark E ^a   Pearse, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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