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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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thomson, Vivian E., 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York ; London : Anthem Press, [2014]
Series:Anthem environment and sustainability.
Anthem sustainability and risk series.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxiv, 185 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-176) and index.
ISBN:9781783081080
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9781783081097 (Mobipocket ebook)
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