An independent review of British health and safety regulation? From common sense to non-sense

Policy Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-52

  James, Phil ^a   Tombs, Steve ^b   Whyte, David ^c  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

enforcement; L fstedt review; occupational health and safety; regulation; risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874762908     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: 14701006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2012.740240     Document Type: Review

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