Is democracy good for the environment?

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 771-783

  Winslow, Margrethe ^a,b  

^a Presidio School of Management   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEMOCRACY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY;

EID: 24344467338     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560500183074     Document Type: Article

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