Helpful organizations: Membership in inter-governmental organizations and environmental quality in developing countries

British Journal of Political Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 345-370

  Spilker, Gabriele ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84857879206     PISSN: 00071234     EISSN: 14692112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007123411000329     Document Type: Review

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