Insurance as an alternative environmental regulator: Findings from a retrospective pollution claims survey

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-117

  Minoli, D M ^a   Bell, J N B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INSURANCE SYSTEM; POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 0037343965     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.350     Document Type: Article

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