Informational regulation of environmental risks

Risk Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-170

  Kleindorfer, Paul R ^a   Orts, Eric W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental risk management; Informational regulation; Performance based; Private rights; Specification based regulation; Transactions costs

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; INFORMATIONAL REGULATION (IR); SPECIFICATION BASED REGULATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; POLLUTION CONTROL; REGULATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032051619     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1998.tb00927.x     Document Type: Article

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