Do stringent environmental regulations reduce the international competitiveness of environmentally sensitive goods? A global perspective

World Development

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1215-1226

  Xu, Xinpeng ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0032792091     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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