Evidence Based Policy Making: The View From A Centre

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 12-28

  Wyatt, Andrew ^a  

^a Centre for Management and Policy Studies   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992838177     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095207670201700302     Document Type: Article

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