Can unilateral leadership promote international environmental cooperation?

International Interactions

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 320-339

  Urpelainen, Johannes ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic politics; Environmental policy; Game theory; International cooperation; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052295150     PISSN: 03050629     EISSN: 15477444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2011.596018     Document Type: Article

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