Trust law, sustainability, and responsible action

Ecological Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 139-154

  Scott, Antony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision theory; Expected utility hypothesis; Risk; Sustainability; Trust law; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; LEGISLATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033212830     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(99)00054-3     Document Type: Article

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