The Kuznets curve for the environment and economic growth: Examining the evidence

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 805-830

  Ekins, P ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INCOME GROWTH; KUZNETS CURVE; KUZNETS HYPOTHESIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0031436873     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a290805     Document Type: Article

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