Partnerships for sustainable development in a globalised world: A reflection on market-oriented and policy-oriented partnerships

A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy, Second Edition: National Government Interventions in a Global Arena

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 581-615

  Glasbergen, Pieter ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84881685078     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849805773.00032     Document Type: Chapter

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