Trade liberalization and environmental degradation in China

Applied Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 997-1004

  Shen, Junyi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 42149158218     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840600771148     Document Type: Article

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