Discounting and sustainable development: Adjusting the rate, abandoning the process, or extending the approach

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-39

  Crowards, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Discounting; Natural capital; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

DISCOUNTING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0031450978     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509709469939     Document Type: Article

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