Governance and Performance: Theory-Based Evidence from U.S. Coast Guard Inspections.
Law enforcement by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is characterized by soft penalties for safety violations, low incidence of penalties relative to the number of violations, and substantial resources devoted to inspections of vessels. Under what conditions can such an enforcement strategy be effective?...
| Publicado en: | Policy Studies Journal Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 283 - 307 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
May 2005
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