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Opening the black box of implementing activation in Ireland

By: Nuala Whelan  
Open Access
|May 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2021-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2449-9471 | Journal ISSN: 0001-8325
Language: English
Page range: 87 - 106
Published on: May 12, 2021
Published by: The Institute of Public Administration of Ireland
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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