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Voluntary Agreements

Voluntary Agreements is a regulatory instrument that consists of a formal, non-binding arrangement between public authorities and private actors, in which the latter voluntarily commit to specific performance standards or behavioral changes in lieu of mandatory regulation.

304

Publications

17.1K

Citations

560

Authors

321

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

45

Variants

Voluntary Regulatory Agreements

Parents

Publications

304

Child Labor: Cause, Consequence, and Cure, with Remarks on International Labor Standards

Kaushik Basu · Journal of Economic Literature · 1999 · 909 citations

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Voluntary agreements to improve environmental quality: symbolic and substantive cooperation

Magali A. Delmas, María J. Montes‐Sancho · Strategic Management Journal · 2009 · 539 citations

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Voluntary Environmental Agreements: Good or Bad News for Environmental Protection?

Kathleen Segerson, Thomas J. Miceli · Journal of Environmental Economics and Management · 1998 · 528 citations

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Rational Choice and Regional Governance

Richard C. Feiock · Journal of Urban Affairs · 2007 · 521 citations

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Accountability of Networked Climate Governance: The Rise of Transnational Climate Partnerships

Karin Bäckstrand · Global Environmental Politics · 2008 · 441 citations

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Authors

560

  1. CL
    Constance L. McDermott

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 116 citations

    4

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  2. TP
    Thomas P. Lyon

    University of Michigan, United States

    4 publications · 406 citations

    4

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  3. SR
    Sabaheta Ramcilovic‐Suominen

    University of Eastern Finland, Finland

    3 publications · 85 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. RK
    Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel

    University of Hull, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 559 citations

    3

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  5. PB
    Paolo Bertoldi

    Joint Research Centre, Italy

    3 publications · 159 citations

    3

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Institutions

321

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    11 publications

    299 citations

  2. École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    284 citations

  3. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    134 citations

  4. Joint Research Centre

    Ispra, Italy

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    481 citations

  5. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    514 citations

  6. Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    348 citations

  7. Universitas Gadjah Mada

    Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    110 citations

  8. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    331 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 14 publications · 563 citations

    12

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  2. Journal of Cleaner Production

    11 publications · 336 citations

    11

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  3. European Environment

    9 publications · 226 citations

    9

    h-index

  4. Energy Policy

    8 publications · 361 citations

    8

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  5. Business Strategy and the Environment

    BSE · 6 publications · 328 citations

    6

    h-index

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