Examining environmental justice in facility-level regulatory enforcement

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 835-855

  Konisky, David M ^a   Schario, Tyler S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 77954737737     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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