A cost-benefit analysis for the economic growth in China

Ecological Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 356-366

  Wen, Zongguo ^a   Chen, Jining ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cost benefit analysis; Economic growth; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION POLICY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 39449139093     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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