From Muddling Through to Muddling Up - Evidence Based Policy Making and the Modernisation of British Government

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 43-60

  Parsons, Wayne ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992905097     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095207670201700304     Document Type: Article

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