The environment and the ethics of discounting: An empirical analysis

Ecological Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-82

  Lumley, Sarah ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Discount rates; Empirical; Ethics; Philippines

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISCOUNT RATE; DISCOUNTING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; ETHICS; SOIL CONSERVATION;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0030621321     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(96)00073-0     Document Type: Article

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