The evolution of preferences why 'sovereign' preferences may not lead to sustainable policies and what to do about it

Ecological Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 193-211

  Norton, Bryan ^a   Costanza, Robert ^b   Bishop, Richard C ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocative efficiency; Ecological economics; Ecological sustainability; Preference change

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORY;

EID: 0031933533     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(97)00143-2     Document Type: Article

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