A question of perspective: Impact Assessment and the perceived costs and benefits of new regulations for SMEs

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 9-24

  Chittenden, Francis ^a   Ambler, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Administrative boundaries; Regulation impact assessment; SMEs

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84922825885     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c12211b     Document Type: Article

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