Creating a Good Atmosphere

Minimum Participation for Tackling the 'Greenhouse Effect

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9722675
AutoresJane Black, J F Black, Maurice D Levi, David de Meza (0000-0002-5638-8310)
Ano1993
Volume60
Fascículo239
Páginas281
Data de publicação1993-08-01
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEconomica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335
EditoraJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2554852
OpenAlexW1976772327
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas5

This paper explores the implications of setting a minimum ratification level on an international agreement to tackle the greenhouse effect. Several aspects of the ratification level are considered, including the threshold number of signatories required to affect agreement, the potential number of participating countries, and the distribution of benefits from taking action. The likelihood of reaching agreement on a ratification level is also considered. It is shown, for example, that the optimal ratification level is reasonably robust to variations in circumstances and that the prospects for effecting a treaty may be improved by there being a large number of countries. Copyright 1993 by The London School of Economics and Political Science

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