Wasting time and wasting the earth

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 260-270

  Tiemstra, John P ^a  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Economics; Green issues; Recycling

Indexed keywords

EID: 16344375907     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290210419834     Document Type: Article

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