Ideas are transformed as they transfer: A comparative study of eco-taxation in Scandinavia

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-77

  Pedersen, Lene Holm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environmental policy instruments; Ideas; Instruments; New institutionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847171113     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760601071653     Document Type: Review

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