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Introduction

Introduction to special section on the use of models in appraisal and policy-making

Simon Shackley Manchester School of Management, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, PO Box 88, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK Phone: +44 61 200 3442 Fax: +44 61 200 3442; Centre for the Study of Environmental Change, Lancaster University
Pages 81-89 | Published online: 01 Nov 2012

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