Regulatory impact assessment: An overview

Regulatory Impact Assessment: Towards Better Regulation?

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-16

  Kirkpatrick, Colin ^a   Parker, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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