Can voluntary approaches ever be efficient?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-144

  Krarup, Signe ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

ASYMMETRIC INFORMATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035314235     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(00)00065-2     Document Type: Article

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