Environment, human development and economic growth: A contemporary analysis of Indian states

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 20-49

  Mukherjee, Sacchidananda ^a   Chakraborty, Debashis ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE   (India)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Economic liberalisation; EG; EKC; Environmental Kuznets curve; Environmental quality; EQ; HD; Human development; India

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LIBERALIZATION; NUMERICAL METHOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 57849111498     PISSN: 14666650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijgenvi.2009.022083     Document Type: Article

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