Governance approach to China's environmental challenges: Towards a theoretical synthesis

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-400

  Qi, Ye ^a   Xue, Lan ^a   Zhang, Lingyun ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Environment; Governance; Institution

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448978868     PISSN: 16737415     EISSN: 16737520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-007-0066-5     Document Type: Article

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