Global resources and eco-labels: A neutrality result

Review of International Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 735-743

  Robertson, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; MITIGATION;

EID: 34548336433     PISSN: 09657576     EISSN: 14679396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9396.2007.00679.x     Document Type: Article

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