Impacts of tariff escalation on the environment: Literature review and synthesis

World Development

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1701-1716

  Hecht, Joy E ^a  

^a IUCN The World Conservation Union   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Tariff escalation; Trade

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; TARIFF ESCALATION; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0031405015     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(97)00064-8     Document Type: Article

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