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In this volume of edited chapters, the contributors evaluate how the various institutional arrangements, actors and agendas that comprise what has been referred to as the global climate regime complex impact governance quality. Considering the fundamental features of the climate regime complex — notably interests and power — governing the management of climate change is a very fragmented affair. It has been further argued that this fragmentation might actually have advantages over other formations, particularly with regard to adaptability and flexibility — but only if the right conditions are in place (Keohane and Victor 2010: 25). Using an approach based on governance analysis, this book explores these conditions to determine the institutional legitimacy of contemporary responses to anthropogenic climate change.
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Cadman, T. (2013). Introduction: Global Governance and Climate Change. In: Cadman, T. (eds) Climate Change and Global Policy Regimes. International Political Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137006127_1
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