Environmental “voluntary” agreements: Conditions for making them work

Swiss Political Science Review

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 57-78

  Skjærseth, John Birger ^a  

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EID: 24444433119     PISSN: 14247755     EISSN: 16626370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1662-6370.2000.tb00292.x     Document Type: Article

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