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1 - Policy Analysis: An Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2017

M. Granger Morgan
M. Granger Morgan
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Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania
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Theory and Practice in Policy Analysis
Including Applications in Science and Technology
 , pp. 1 - 14
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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  • Policy Analysis: An Overview
  • M. Granger Morgan, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania
  • Book: Theory and Practice in Policy Analysis
  • Online publication: 24 August 2017
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316882665.002
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  • Policy Analysis: An Overview
  • M. Granger Morgan, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania
  • Book: Theory and Practice in Policy Analysis
  • Online publication: 24 August 2017
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316882665.002
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  • Policy Analysis: An Overview
  • M. Granger Morgan, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania
  • Book: Theory and Practice in Policy Analysis
  • Online publication: 24 August 2017
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316882665.002
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