Regulating agricultural biotechnology: Reflexive modernisation and the European Union

Policy and Politics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-135

  Ashford, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION;

EUROPE, (WEST);

EID: 0030449766     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557396782107115     Document Type: Article

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