Determining the economic-environment relation: A régulationist approach

International Journal of Green Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-42

  Chester, Lynne ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Economic environment relation; Neoclassical economics; R gulation theory; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951085649     PISSN: 17449928     EISSN: 17449936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGE.2010.032599     Document Type: Article

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