Mobilizing risk: Explaining policy transfer in food and occupational safety regulation in the UK

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 373-391

  Demeritt, David ^a   Rothstein, Henry ^a   Beaussier, Anne Laure ^a   Howard, Michael ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food safety; Occupational health and safety; Policy mobilities; Risk governance; Risk based regulation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICY APPROACH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL POLICY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84924274842     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a140085p     Document Type: Article

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