Reframing automobile fuel economy policy in North America: The politics of punctuating a policy equilibrium

Transport Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-35

  Perl, Anthony ^a   Dunn Jr , James A ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMIC POLICY; ENERGY POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STANDARD (REGULATION); TRAFFIC EMISSION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751557323     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640600821308     Document Type: Article

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