Sustainable development and the informal sector: An uneasy relationship?

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-237

  Briassoulis, Helen ^a  

^a NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INFORMAL SECTOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0033428413     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107049659900800302     Document Type: Article

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