Do crises help remedy regulatory failure? A comparative study of the Walkerton water and Jerusalem banquet hall disasters

Canadian Public Administration

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-112

  Schwartz, Robert ^a   McConnell, Allan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 56549104220     PISSN: 00084840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-7121.2009.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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