Environmental regulations: Indirect and unintended consequences on economy and business

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 626-642

  Gurtoo, Anjula ^a   Antony, S J ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economics; Environmental regulations; International business

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848850447     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830710826676     Document Type: Article

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