Regulation crisis: Evaluating the potential legitimizing effects of "corporate manslaughter" cases

Law and Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-310

  Almond, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34250672391     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2007.00256.x     Document Type: Article

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