Why Governments Intervene: Exploring Mixed Motives for Public Policies on CSR

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Why Governments Intervene : Exploring Mixed Motives for Public Policies on CSR. / Knudsen, Jette Steen; Brown, Dana.

In: Public Policy and Administration, Vol. 30, No. 1, 01.2015, p. 15-72.

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Knudsen, JS & Brown, D 2015, 'Why Governments Intervene: Exploring Mixed Motives for Public Policies on CSR', Public Policy and Administration, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 15-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076714536596

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Knudsen, J. S., & Brown, D. (2015). Why Governments Intervene: Exploring Mixed Motives for Public Policies on CSR. Public Policy and Administration, 30(1), 15-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076714536596

Vancouver

Knudsen JS, Brown D. Why Governments Intervene: Exploring Mixed Motives for Public Policies on CSR. Public Policy and Administration. 2015 Jan;30(1):15-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076714536596

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Knudsen, Jette Steen ; Brown, Dana. / Why Governments Intervene : Exploring Mixed Motives for Public Policies on CSR. In: Public Policy and Administration. 2015 ; Vol. 30, No. 1. pp. 15-72.

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