Self-regulation and social welfare: The political economy of corporate environmentalism

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 583-617

  Maxwell, John W ^a   Lyon, Thomas P ^a   Hackett, Steven C ^a  

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EID: 0034354331     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/467466     Document Type: Article

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