Quantitative methods for policy analysis

Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 349-367

  Yang, Kaifeng ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85082256524     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315093192-36     Document Type: Chapter

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