Ecological economics as a policy science: Rhetoric or commitment towards an improved decision-making process on sustainability

Ecological Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-36

  Shi, Tian ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making process; Ecological economics; Policy science; Political economy; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0742302455     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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