'Renewing defra': Exploring the emergence of risk-based policymaking in UK central government

Public Administration

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 781-799

  Rothstein, Henry ^a   Downer, John ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866036900     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.01999.x     Document Type: Article

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