Minding the Gap: Appraising the promise and performance of regulatory reform in Australia

'Mind the Gap!' is an almost iconic exhortation, originating in the London Underground, warning travellers to be careful when navigating the 'gap' between the platform and train. In this volume, Peter Carroll, Rex Deighton-Smith, Helen Silver and Chris Walker retrospectively asse...

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Main Author: Carroll, Peter (auth)
Other Authors: Deighton-Smith, Rex (auth), Silver, Helen (auth), Walker, Chris (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Canberra ANU Press 2008
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