Why everybody loves Flipper: The political-economy of the U.S. dolphin-safe laws

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 475-509

  Körber, Achim ^a  

^a DEUTSCHE TELEKOM LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

D72; Endogenous trade policy; Environmental protectionism; Interest groups; K32; Political economy; Tuna dolphin case

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039489483     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(98)00018-4     Document Type: Article

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