A theory of risk colonization: The spiralling regulatory logics of societal and institutional risk

Economy and Society

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-112

  Rothstein, Henry ^a   Huber, Michael ^a   Gaskell, George ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance; Governmentality; Regulation; Risk colonization; Societal and institutional risk

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 31344475030     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140500465865     Document Type: Article

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