Climate cooperation as development policy: the case Of Costa Rica

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-94

  Dutschke, Michael ^a   Michaelowa, Axel ^b  

^a Rua Prof José H M Teixeira   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

AU; climate policy; developing countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 3943095230     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2000.001526     Document Type: Article

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