Monitoring of Pollution Regulation: Do Local Conditions Matter?

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-18

  Dion, Catherine ^a   Lanoie, Paul ^b   Laplante, Benoit ^c  

^a INDUSTRY CANADA   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 0032354773     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007970031068     Document Type: Article

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