To Bridge the Divide between Evidence and Policy: Reduce Ambiguity as Much as Uncertainty

Public Administration Review

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 399-402

  Cairney, Paul ^a   Oliver, Kathryn ^b   Wellstead, Adam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84963819678     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12555     Document Type: Article

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