Reciprocity as deliberative capacity: Lessons from a citizen's deliberation on carbon pricing mechanisms in Australia

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 444-459

  Lo, Alex Y ^a   Alexander, Kim S ^b   Proctor, Wendy ^c   Ryan, Anthony ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Carbon tax; Consensus; Deliberative democracy; Emission trading; Public deliberation

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; DEMOCRACY; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLLUTION TAX; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RECIPROCITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84879312274     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c11192     Document Type: Article

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