Nuclear power

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-49

  Levendis, John ^a   Block, Walter ^a   Morrel, Joseph ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Government interference; NIMBY; Nuclear; Price Anderson; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747885251     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9003-y     Document Type: Article

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