The transnational organization of production, the scale of degradation, and ecoefficiency: A study of carbon dioxide emissions in less-developed countries

Human Ecology Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-74

  Jorgenson, Andrew K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental sociology; Global warming and climate change; Globalization; Greenhouse gas emissions; Political economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249122911     PISSN: 10744827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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