Issue expertise in policymaking

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 195-218

  May, Peter J ^a   Koski, Chris ^b   Stramp, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b REED COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

bureaucracy; issue expertise; policymaking; public risks

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; INFORMATION; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84964635619     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: 14697815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X14000233     Document Type: Article

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