Trade competition and environmental regulations: Domestic political constraints and issue visibility

Journal of Politics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-82

  Cao, Xun ^a   Prakash, Aseem ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84857177800     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611001228     Document Type: Article

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