The choice f formal policy analysis methods in Canada

Policy Analysis in Canada: The State of the Art

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 48-85

  Vining, Aidan R ^a   Boardman, Anthony E ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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