Introduction: Loss of Confidence and Policy Change in the 1970s

Journal of Policy History

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-18

  Robertson, David Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 84992795040     PISSN: 08980306     EISSN: 15284190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0898030600005509     Document Type: Article

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