Introduction: The challenge of evaluating voluntary programs

Reality Check: The Nature and Performance of Voluntary Environmental Programs in the United States, Europe, and Japan

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-14

  Morgenstern, Richard D ^a   Pizer, William A ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

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EID: 84906293199     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781936331123     Document Type: Editorial

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