Culture and the democratization of risk management: The widening biotechnology gap between Canada and France

Administration and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 907-930

  Montpetit, Éric ^a   Rouillard, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology policy; Democracy and risk; Genetically modified organisms (GMO); Political culture; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549060664     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399707307310     Document Type: Article

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