Corruption, democracy, and environmental policy: An empirical contribution to the debate

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 332-354

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

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corruption; Democracy; Development; Environmental policy; Institutions

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; DEMOCRACY; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33745263775     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496506290960     Document Type: Article

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