Injury, death, and the deregulation fetish: The politics of occupational safety regulation in U.K. manufacturing industries

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 309-329

  Tombs, Steve ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEREGULATION; FATALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLITICS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030009711     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/TCU3-JGYU-RG87-XJUR     Document Type: Review

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