NGO power in global social and environmental standard-setting

Global Environmental Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 36-59

  Boström, Magnus ^a   Hallström, Kristina Tamm ^b  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 78649313250     PISSN: 15263800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/GLEP_a_00030     Document Type: Article

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