Target-group influence and political feasibility: The case of climate policy design in Europe

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 854-873

  Skodvin, Tora ^a   Gullberg, Anne Therese ^a   Aakre, Stine ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

EU climate policy; EU ETS; Political feasibility; Target group influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955210572     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2010.486991     Document Type: Article

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