Climate change benchmarking: Constructing a sustainable future?

Review of International Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 969-992

  Kuzemko, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84949943778     PISSN: 02602105     EISSN: 14699044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0260210515000418     Document Type: Review

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