Corruption and environmental policies: What are the implications for the enlarged EU?

European Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 139-154

  Pellegrini, Lorenzo ^a,b   Gerlagh, Reyer ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corruption; Environmental policy; European Union

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; SOCIAL IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION;

EID: 33745240375     PISSN: 09610405     EISSN: 10990976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.414     Document Type: Article

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