The political economy of passing climate change legislation: Evidence from a survey

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 35, Issue , 2015, Pages 52-61

  Fankhauser, Sam ^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; Climate politics; Political economy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LEGAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STATE ROLE;

AUSTRALASIA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 84940050187     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.08.008     Document Type: Article

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