Capitalism, climate change and the transition to sustainability: Alternative scenarios for the US, China and the world

Development and Change

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1039-1061

  Li, Minqi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GEOPOLITICS; SOCIAL CHANGE;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72549110671     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2009.01611.x     Document Type: Article

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