A benchmark-learning roadmap for regional sustainable development in China

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 841-849

  Lu, W M ^a   Lo, S F ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benchmarks; Data envelopment analysis; Environmental studies; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CROSS EFFICIENCY MEASURE (CEM); ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; MACROECONOMIC POLICY;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34249873786     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602229     Document Type: Article

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