Financial incentives to improve environmental performance: A review of nordic public sector support for SMEs

European Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-47

  Clement, Keith ^a   Hansen, Malin ^a  

^a Nordregio   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INCENTIVE; PUBLIC SECTOR; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0037284176     PISSN: 09610405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.308     Document Type: Article

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