Deciding how to decide on agri-environmental schemes: The political economy of subsidiarity, decentralisation and participation in the European Union

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 689-716

  Beckmann, Volker ^a   Eggers, Jörg ^a   Mettepenningen, Evy ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agri environmental policy; Decentralisation; EU member states; European Union; Levels of decision, interest groups; Participation; Political economy; Public transaction costs

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; DECENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN UNION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLITICAL ECONOMY; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSACTION COST;

EID: 70449370356     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560902958289     Document Type: Article

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