Not that soft or informal: A response to Eberlein and Grande's account of regulatory governance in the EU with special reference to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 402-419

  Randall, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Food Safety Authority; European Union; Legitimacy and regulatory governance; Regulatory regimes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645014754     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760600560441     Document Type: Review

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