Responsibility in uncertain times: An institutional perspective on precaution

Global Environmental Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Pellizzoni, Luigi ^a   Ylönen, Marja ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; INNOVATION; POLICY STRATEGY; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 50449093493     PISSN: 15263800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/glep.2008.8.3.51     Document Type: Review

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