Promoting international environmental cooperation through unilateral action: When can trade sanctions help?

Global Environmental Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 26-45

  Urpelainen, Johannes ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

CLEANER PRODUCTION; COMPLIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; EXPORT; GAME THEORY; INCENTIVE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84876722202     PISSN: 15263800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/glep_a_00165     Document Type: Article

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