Political economy of climate change, ecological destruction and uneven development

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-234

  O'Hara, Phillip Anthony ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecological destruction; Political economy; Principles; Uneven development

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH; POLITICAL ECONOMY; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 70449517033     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.09.015     Document Type: Short Survey

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