The role of the government in voluntary environmental protection Schemes: The case of ISO 14001 in China

Issues and Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 141-173

  Shin, Sangbum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Environmental policy; Government intervention; Industry self regulation; ISO 14001

Indexed keywords

EID: 33344478509     PISSN: 10132511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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