How do public disclosure pollution control programs work? Evidence from Indonesia

Human Ecology Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-246

  Blackman, Allen ^a   Afsah, Shakeb ^b   Ratunanda, Damayanti ^c  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b Performeks LLC   (United States)

^c Environ Impact Management Agency   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Asia; Environment; Indonesia; Informal regulation; PROPER; Public disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344288332     PISSN: 10744827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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