Comparative Provincial Policy Analysis: A Research Agenda

Canadian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 779-804

  Imbeau, Louis M ^a   Landry, Réjean ^a   Milner, Henry ^b   Pétry, Frančois ^a   Crête, Jean ^a   Forest, Pierre–Gerlier ^a   Lemieux, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Vanier College   (Canada)

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EID: 85011453128     PISSN: 00084239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0008423900000299     Document Type: Article

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