Global economic sustainability indicator: Analysis and policy options for the Copenhagen process

International Economics and Economic Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-185

  Welfens, Paul J J ^a   Perret, Jens K ^a   Erdem, Deniz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Global warming; Innovation; International Economics; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955303749     PISSN: 16124804     EISSN: 16124812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10368-010-0165-9     Document Type: Article

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