The clean development mechanism in China and India: A comparative institutional analysis

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 351-362

  Ganapati, Sukumar ^a   Liu, Liguang ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean development mechanism; Designated national authority; Institutional structures; Kyoto Protocl; Policies and project markets

Indexed keywords

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY STRATEGY; TARGETING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 58049083566     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.515     Document Type: Conference Paper

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