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The distribution and use of policy knowledge in the policy process

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Reprinted with permission from Dunn, W.N., & Kelly, R.M. (Eds.) (in press). Advances in policy studies since 1950: Vol. 10. Policy studies review annual. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers.

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Webber, D.J. The distribution and use of policy knowledge in the policy process. Knowledge and Policy 4, 6–35 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02692779

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