Time for a reality check: Is business willing to support a smart mix of complementary regulation in private governance?

Policy and Society

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 29-42

  Kinderman, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 84960272128     PISSN: 14494035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polsoc.2016.01.001     Document Type: Article

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