Measuring State Environmental Policy

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 544-569

  Konisky, David M ^a   Woods, Neal D ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Governance; Measurement; Methods; Policy; Pollution; Regional governance

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXPENDITURE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; RESEARCH WORK; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 84863511859     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2012.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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