Trading places: The role of the united states and the european union in international environmental politics

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 427-456

  Kelemen, R Daniel ^a   Vogel, David ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental policy; European Union; Regulatory competition; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649228462     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414009355265     Document Type: Article

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