Termination Theory and National Climate Change Mitigation Programs: The Case of New Zealand

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-59

  Birchall, S Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon management; Carbon neutral; Climate change policy; Government organizations; New Zealand; Public sector; Termination theory

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; PUBLIC SECTOR;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84896371184     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12056     Document Type: Article

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