Feminist perspectives on the law of tort and the technology of risk

Economy and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 98-120

  Richardson, Janice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governmentality; Law of tort; Natural; Risk; Uncertainty; Women

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM;

EID: 1642277989     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14695766.2004.9662234     Document Type: Article

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