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On the Theory and Diplomacy of Environmental Treaty-Making

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International cooperation can be looked at in two ways: as a process and as an outcome. This paper shows how the process of treaty-making can affect treaty outcomes and how treaty design can change the rules of the game of international cooperation. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1998

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  • Scott Barret, 1998. "On the Theory and Diplomacy of Environmental Treaty-Making," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 11(3), pages 317-333, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:enreec:v:11:y:1998:i:3:p:317-333
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1008243528330
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