Do international factors influence the passage of climate change legislation?

Climate Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 318-331

  Fankhauser, Samuel ^a   Gennaioli, Caterina ^a   Collins, Murray ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

climate change legislation; international policy diffusion; political economy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; INTERNATIONAL LAW; KYOTO PROTOCOL; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

EID: 84924200369     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2014.1000814     Document Type: Review

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