The diffusion of environmental policy innovations: Cornerstones of an analytical framework

European Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 63-79

  Tews, Kerstin ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Convergence; Diffusion; Policy transfer

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

EID: 17644372665     PISSN: 09610405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.378     Document Type: Article

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