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Models in the policy process: Past, present, and future

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Walker, W.E. (1982). Models in the policy process: Past, present, and future. In: Drenick, R.F., Kozin, F. (eds) System Modeling and Optimization. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 38. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0006129

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