Yamagata, Yoshiki; Yang, Jue; Galaskiewicz, Joseph - In: International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law … 13 (2013) 3, pp. 251-270
This article tests theories, elaborated by rationalists, constructivists, and network theorists, that explain the ratification of international environmental treaties. Rationalists argue that countries’ material self-interest and political and economic conditions affect the likelihood of...