A minilateral solution for global climate change? On bargaining efficiency, club benefits, and international legitimacy

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 87-101

  Falkner, Robert ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84971576472     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592715003242     Document Type: Article

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