The politics of environmental risk: Perceptions of risk assessment in the state legislatures

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 470-484

  Cohen, Nevin ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 5844223560     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1997.tb00035.x     Document Type: Article

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