Technology transfer in the CDM: The role of host-country characteristics

Climate Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 722-740

  Schmid, Gisèle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); non Annex I countries; technology transfer

Indexed keywords

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

CHINA; INDIA;

EID: 84864658359     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2012.675733     Document Type: Article

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