Public policy and administration in a vulnerable society: Regulatory reforms initiated by a Norwegian commission

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 629-641

  Hovden, Jan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Emergency; Management; Regulatory regimes; Risk; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EMERGENCY; REGULATORY REGIMES; RISK LEGISLATIONS; VULNERABILITY;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 3342920198     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366987042000192228     Document Type: Conference Paper

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