Democracy and environmental degradation

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 935-956

  Li, Quan ^a   Reuveny, Rafael ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ACTIVITY;

EID: 33750839831     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2006.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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