Where Do Policy Networks Come From

This article was first presented as a paper at the 6th national Public Management Research Conference, Bloomington, Indiana, October 18-20, 2001. The research was supported by a grant from the Volkswagen-Foundation/Germarry, and by the School of Public Administration and Policy/University of Arizona through the appropriation of the research infrastructure. I thank Patrick Kenis for his support in conducting this research and Brint Mil ward for comments on an earlier draft The content of this article is, of course, solely my responsibility.

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