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Sophisticated interdependence in climate policy : federalism in the United States, Brazil, and Germany /

With the US as the world's most prominent climate change outlaw, international pressure will not impel domestic action. The key to a successful global warming solution lies closer to home: in state?federal relations. Thomson proposes an innovative climate policy framework called?sophisticated i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomson, Vivian E., 1956- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; London : Anthem Press, [2014]
Colección:Anthem environment and sustainability.
Anthem sustainability and risk series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:With the US as the world's most prominent climate change outlaw, international pressure will not impel domestic action. The key to a successful global warming solution lies closer to home: in state?federal relations. Thomson proposes an innovative climate policy framework called?sophisticated interdependence." This model is based on her lucid analysis of economic and political forces affecting climate change policy in selected US states, as well as on comparative descriptions of programs in Germany and Brazil, two powerful federal democracies whose policies are critical in the global cli.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxiv, 185 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-176) and index.
ISBN:9781783081080
1783081082
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