Publication
Apr 2004
The paper assesses the effect of various political variables, such as the type of political system, the type of democratic government, civil liberties, labor union strength, and economic variables on environmental quality. The authors combine environmental, economic, political, and site-specific components to obtain a statistical model. As a conclusion the paper investigates the likelihood of whether the effect of certain political variables on the environment is monotonic.
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| Author | Thomas Bernauer, Vally Koubi |
| Series | CIS Working Papers |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publisher | Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) |
| Copyright | This paper was prepared for a presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Political Science Association on 2 - 5 September 2004 in Chicago. © 2004 Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) |