Overlap management in the world trade organization: Secretariat influence on trade-environment politics

Global Environmental Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 54-79

  Jinnah, Sikina ^a  

^a International Relations at American University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77953063818     PISSN: 15263800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/glep.2010.10.2.54     Document Type: Article

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