Mexico's Maquiladora expansion during the 1990s: An environmental assessment

Ecological Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-185

  Hernandez, Pablo ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

Author keywords

Export oriented manufacturing industry; Input linked pollution; Intra industry trade; Maquiladoras

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MANUFACTURED EXPORT; MAQUILADORA;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2942750403     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.03.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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