Democracy and environmental quality

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 213-235

  Farzin, Y Hossein ^a   Bond, Craig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Environmental quality; Political institutions; Societal preferences

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEMOCRACY; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY;

EID: 33747346509     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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