Industrial activity and the environment in China: An industry-level analysis

China Economic Review

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 393-408

  COLE, Matthew A ^a   ELLIOTT, Robert J R ^a   WU, Shanshan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Chinese manufacturing; Environmental regulations.

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749144800     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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