The revolution in welfare economics and its implications for environmental valuation and policy

Land Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-257

  Gowdy, John M ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 2442642461     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3654741     Document Type: Article

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