A new green regime: Attacking the root causes of global environmental deterioration

Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 16-25

  Speth, James Gustave ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; REVIEW; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 0036720389     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: 19399154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00139150209605803     Document Type: Article

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