The impact of neo-liberalism on children's attitudes to climate change mitigation

Political Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 160-165

  Kirk, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 57249108373     PISSN: 00323187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003231870806000114     Document Type: Article

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1. The author would like to thank his supervisors, Drs Bronwyn Hayward and Joanna Goven, an anonymous reviewer for Political Science and the New Zealand Political Studies Association for the opportunity to participate in the 2007 Research Round Table on Climate Change.
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