Oil Crises and Policy Continuity: A History of Failure to Change

Journal of Policy History

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 384-404

  Ostrander, Ian ^a   Lowry, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 85011495270     PISSN: 08980306     EISSN: 15284190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0898030612000115     Document Type: Article

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