Openness and the environment in Central and Eastern Europe: Can trade and foreign investment stimulate better environmental management in enterprises?

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-204

  Andonova, Liliana B ^a  

^a Center for International Forestry Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean technology diffusion; Environmental management; Foreign direct investment and environment; Trade; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

CLEANER PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EUROPE;

EID: 0037593707     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496503012002003     Document Type: Article

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