The British state and the environment: New Labour's ecological modernisation strategy [1]

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-249

  Barry, John ^a   Paterson, Matthew ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological modernisation; Economic growth; New Labour; Public policy; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANNING; PUBLIC POLICY;

ECOLOGICAL MODERNISATION; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS; NEW LABOUR;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0842280611     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2003.003842     Document Type: Review

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