On the role of fines as an environmental enforcement tool

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-226

  Kadambe, Surabhi ^a   Segerson, Kathleen ^b  

^a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION; REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT;

EID: 0031832852     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640569811722     Document Type: Article

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