Regulating a miracle substance : the politics of asbestos in Canada and the United States
While asbestos has been called a 'miracle substance' because of its unique properties, asbestos has also caused cancer in those exposed to its indestructible fibres. This mix of benefits and costs has made the regulation of asbestos particularly difficult for policymakers; in both countrie...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29930 |