Is waste generation de-linking from economic growth? Empirical evidence for Europe

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 287-291

  Mazzanti, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; KUZNETS CURVE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PACKAGING WASTE; RECYCLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 40049089918     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850500407640     Document Type: Article

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