Who governs the air we breathe? Lessons from Israel's industrialist covenant

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-152

  Parag, Yael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental policy; Policy cycle; Policy networks; Policy stages

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849092966     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15239080801928402     Document Type: Review

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