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Research Article

Technocratic and deliberative nexus in policy analysis: Learning from smart city planning in Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Pages 271-287 | Received 22 Jul 2021, Accepted 12 Nov 2021, Published online: 22 Nov 2021

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