Irresistible force? Achieving carbon pricing in Australia

Australian Journal of Politics and History

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 368-381

  Crowley, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84890354442     PISSN: 00049522     EISSN: 14678497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajph.12021     Document Type: Article

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