Biopesticides, regulatory innovation and the regulatory state

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-264

  Greaves, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopesticides; Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD); Regulatory agency; Regulatory failure; Regulatory innovation; Regulatory state

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349188674     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952076709103810     Document Type: Article

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