Regulation as the art of intuitive judgment: A critique of the economic approach to environmental regulation

International Journal of Law in Context

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-313

  Perez, Oren ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 85010703198     PISSN: 17445523     EISSN: 17445531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744552309004017     Document Type: Article

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