Subject Guides: SBS 430: Applied Social Policy: Home

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PAIS Index
Provides searching of the literature of public and social policy, and other aspects of social sciences. It includes records for journal articles, serials, books, government documents, directories, and public, intergovernmental, and private organization reports.
Policy File Index
P provides primarily full-text access to research on public policy research and analysis, both domestic and international, from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers. Browse by organization or by political leaning.