Can consumers enforce environmental regulations? the role of the market in hazardous waste compliance

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-107

  Stafford, Sarah L ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial environmentalism; Competition; Compliance; Enforcement; Hazardous waste; Market size

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846139975     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11149-006-9006-8     Document Type: Article

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