Ambiguity and relational signals in regulator-regulatee relationships

Regulation and Governance

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-47

  Etienne, Julien ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Ideal types; Regulator regulatee relationship; Relational signaling; Responsive regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875009851     PISSN: 17485983     EISSN: 17485991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5991.2012.01160.x     Document Type: Article

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