The economics of sustainability in the context of climate change: An overview

Journal of World Business

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 326-335

  Guest, Ross ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capital; Climate change; Discounting; Economic sustainability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956475572     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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