Economic growth and the environment in China: An empirical analysis of productivity

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-133

  Managi, Shunsuke ^a   Kaneko, Shinji ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

China; Environmental pollutions; Environmental regulations; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33646851062     PISSN: 14666650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2006.009402     Document Type: Article

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