Voluntary Agreements as an environmental policy instrument - evaluation criteria

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-133

  Cabugueira, Manuel F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE PORTUCALENSE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

ECONOMIC CO-REGULATION PROCESS;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035314159     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(00)00064-0     Document Type: Article

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