Sustainability and collapse: What can economics bring to the debate?

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 181-183

  Gowdy, John ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 23844536079     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2005.06.001     Document Type: Editorial

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