Can attitudes predict outcomes? Public opinion, democratic institutions and environmental policy

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 281-295

  Shum, Robert Y ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Political institutions; Pollution control; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MODELING; POLITICAL REFORM; POLLUTION CONTROL; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

EID: 77951745693     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.518     Document Type: Article

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