Regulatory Impact Assessment: How political and organizational forces influence its diffusion in a developing country

Regulation and Governance

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-220

  Peci, Alketa ^a   Sobral, Filipe ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Diffusion; Independent agency; Regulation; Regulatory Impact Assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955508643     PISSN: 17485983     EISSN: 17485991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5991.2011.01105.x     Document Type: Article

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