The impact of environmental regulations on the industry structure of landfills

Growth and Change

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 529-550

  Blair, Benjamin F ^a   Hite, Diane ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; LANDFILL; REGULATORY APPROACH;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28244489873     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: 14682257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2005.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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