North-South trade and the distribution of environmental goods and burdens: A biophysical perspective

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-100

  Giljum, Stefan ^a   Eisenmenger, Nina ^b  

^a Sustainable Europe Research Institute Austria   (Austria)

^b Department of Social Ecology   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ecologically unequal exchange; Environmental distribution; International division of labor; Material flow accounting; North South trade

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS; TRADE RELATIONS; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 2142649313     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496503260974     Document Type: Article

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