‘Race to the Bottom’ or ‘Race to Brussels’? Environmental Competition in Europe

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  2011

• Venue

  Journal of Common Market Studies

• Publication date

  2011-02-02

• Fields of study

  Political Science, Economics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1468-5965.2010.02135.X
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