Introduction: Developing-country firms as agents of environmental sustainability?

Studies in Comparative International Development

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 191-207

  Pulver, Simone ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing country firms; Environmental sustainability; Globalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949155891     PISSN: 00393606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12116-007-9011-7     Document Type: Editorial

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