Environmental Kuznets curves: Mess or meaning?

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 198-207

  Webber, Don J ^a   Allen, Dave O ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

empirical evidence 2010 07 15; environmental Kuznets curves

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; KUZNETS CURVE; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTANT;

EID: 77954749299     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504501003787638     Document Type: Article

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