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Osorio Gonnet, C. (2018). Policy Diffusion in Latin America. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2712-2

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    Policy Diffusion in Latin America
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2712-2

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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2712-1