Weak and strong sustainability, environmental conservation and economic growth

Natural Resource Modeling

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 359-394

  Hediger, Werner ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 34748915913     PISSN: 08908575     EISSN: 19397445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-7445.2006.tb00185.x     Document Type: Article

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