Competition, sustainability and packaging policy in the UK

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-102

  Bailey, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; PACKAGING WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032891816     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640569911316     Document Type: Article

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