Voluntary approaches to environmental problems: Exploring the rise of nontraditional public policy

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-180

  Daley, Dorothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental policy; Hazardous waste; Policy adoption; Voluntary remediation programs

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INNOVATION; REMEDIATION; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250714406     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2007.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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