Waiting for another Bhopal: Global policies to control toxic chemical incidents

Global Social Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 408-433

  Sheoin, Tomás Mac ^a  

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Author keywords

Bhopal; Chemical hazards; Chemical plant safety; Regulation; Transnational corporations

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBALIZATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LEAKAGE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; POLLUTION POLICY; REGULATORY APPROACH; SAFETY;

ASIA; BHOPAL; EURASIA; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70449912520     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: 17412803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468018109343645     Document Type: Article

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