Comparative Climate Change Policy and Federalism: An Overview

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 322-333

  Brown, Douglas M ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Australia; Canada; Climate change; Co decision; Collective action; Comparative federalism; Competitive federalism; European Union (EU); Federalism; Intergovernmental relations; Multilevel governance; United States

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEDERAL SYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860616679     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2012.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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