Technological change and environmental policy: The diffusion of environmental technology

Growth and Change

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-66

  Dupuy, Damian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; POLLUTION CONTROL; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0030823517     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.1997.tb00916.x     Document Type: Article

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