Energy, environment and international financial institutions: The ebrd's activities in the western balkan

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 409-431

  Buzar, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balkans; EBRD; Energy policy; Environment; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; INVESTMENT; MULTILATERAL TRADE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; BALKAN; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA; TURKMENISTAN; WEST ASIA;

EID: 57649138481     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2008.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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