Excessive Individualism Today Threatens Liberty Tomorrow: Sustainable Use of the Planet

Population and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 397-409

  Cairns Jr , John ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS; INDIVIDUALISM; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

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EID: 0031712677     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024661902307     Document Type: Article

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