Environmental policy convergence: The impact of international harmonization, transnational communication, and regulatory competition

International Organization

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 553-587

  Holzinger, Katharina ^a   Knill, Christoph ^a   Sommerer, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 53349153637     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: 15315088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002081830808020X     Document Type: Article

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