A socio-economic theory of regulatory compliance

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 174-193

  Sutinen, Jon G ^a   Kuperan, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Enforcement; Moral responsibility; Natural resources; Regulation; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005176244     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068299910229569     Document Type: Article

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