Capitalism and climate change: Can the invisible hand adjust the natural thermostat?

Development and Change

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1011-1038

  Storm, Servaas ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 72549095131     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2009.01610.x     Document Type: Article

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