Transparency to what end? Governing by disclosure through the biosafety clearing house

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 128-144

  Gupta, Aarti ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77049098101     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c08137     Document Type: Article

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