The economics of plastic bag legislation in South Africa

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-83

  Hasson, Reviva ^a   Leiman, Anthony ^a   Visser, Martine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Elasticity; Market instruments; Packets; Plastic; Policy; Standards

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ELASTICITY; LEGISLATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; PLASTIC; PRICE DETERMINATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34247387960     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2007.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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