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The conservative reaction to data-driven agency. / Garnett, M.; O'Hara, Keiron.
Life and the Law in the Era of Data-Driven Agency. ed. / Mireille Hildebrandt; Kieron O'Hara. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2020. p. 175-193.

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Garnett, M & O'Hara, K 2020, The conservative reaction to data-driven agency. in M Hildebrandt & K O'Hara (eds), Life and the Law in the Era of Data-Driven Agency. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., Cheltenham, pp. 175-193. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788972000.00017

APA

Garnett, M., & O'Hara, K. (2020). The conservative reaction to data-driven agency. In M. Hildebrandt, & K. O'Hara (Eds.), Life and the Law in the Era of Data-Driven Agency (pp. 175-193). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788972000.00017

Vancouver

Garnett M, O'Hara K. The conservative reaction to data-driven agency. In Hildebrandt M, O'Hara K, editors, Life and the Law in the Era of Data-Driven Agency. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. 2020. p. 175-193 doi: 10.4337/9781788972000.00017

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Garnett, M. ; O'Hara, Keiron. / The conservative reaction to data-driven agency. Life and the Law in the Era of Data-Driven Agency. editor / Mireille Hildebrandt ; Kieron O'Hara. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2020. pp. 175-193

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