What determines UN approval of greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in developing countries?

Public Choice

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-24

  Flues, Florens ^a   Michaelowa, Axel ^a   Michaelowa, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CDM; International climate policy; International organization; Political economy; Rational choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955843770     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-009-9525-9     Document Type: Article

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