Managing Regulatory risks and defining the parameters of blame: A focus on the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

Law and Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-30

  Black, Julia ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645965570     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2005.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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