Mapping out devolution: an exploration of the realities of devolution

Mapping out devolution: an exploration of the realities of devolution
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规划权力下放:对权力下放现实的探索

DOI:
10.1108/03090590610651267
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发表时间:
2006
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Journal of European Industrial Training
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通讯作者:
Gerard Ryan
Gerard Ryan
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作者:
Rosalía Cascón;M. Valverde;Gerard Ryan

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