The inner logic of the Coase Theorem and a Coasian planning research agenda

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-226

  Lai, Lawrence W C ^a   Hung, Connie W Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE PLANNING; PLANNING THEORY; POLICY ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 38149087678     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b33057     Document Type: Article

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