The role of the state in regulatory policy for nanomaterials risk: Analyzing the expansion of state-centric rulemaking in EU and US chemicals policies

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 169-178

  Justo Hanani, Ronit ^a   Dayan, Tamar ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Centralization; Nanomaterials risks; Regulatory policy; State

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

CENTRALIZATION; GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES; REGULATORY POLICIES; REGULATORY POWER; REGULATORY SYSTEMS; SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY; STATE; TECHNOLOGY TRAJECTORY;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 84889878777     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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