Economic growth, carrying capacity, and the environment

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 104-110

  Arrow, Kenneth ^a   Bolin, Bert ^b   Costanza, Robert ^c   Dasgupta, Partha ^d   Folke, Carl ^e   Holling, C S ^f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^f University of Florida ^*  (United States)

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EID: 2842587471     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14694395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X00000413     Document Type: Article

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