Foreign direct investment and the protection of the environment: The border between national environmental regulation and expropriation

European Environmental Law Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 70-81

  Madalena, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EID: 0038066611     PISSN: 09661646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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