The role of the national recycling utility in the Korean economy

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 457-470

  Kwak, Seung Jun ^a   Yoo, Seung Hoon ^b   Ryu, Mun Hyun ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Hoseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Input output analysis; Korea; National recycling utility; Waste recycling

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTION; RECYCLING; WATER POLLUTION;

INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; RECYCLING; STANDARD OF LIVING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; KOREA; NATIONAL RECYCLING UTILITY; POLICY; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 3042806441     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2004.005120     Document Type: Article

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