Measuring the economic benefits of recycling: The case of the waste agricultural film in Korea

Applied Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1445-1453

  Kwak, Seung Jun ^a   Yoo, Seung Hoon ^b   Kim, Chan Jun ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Hoseo University   (South Korea)

^c 13F KOTECH Bldg 701 7   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 3342877236     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000206988     Document Type: Article

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