Does Democracy Lead to a Better Environment? Deforestation and the Democratic Transition Peak

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-70

  Buitenzorgy, Meilanie ^a   Mol, Arthur P J ^b  

^a BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Democracy; Economic development; Environmental degradation; Environmental kuznets curve; Political development

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; WEATHERING;

DEMOCRACY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISRUPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVES; EXPLANATORY POWER; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSITION PEAKS; U-SHAPED;

PUBLIC POLICY;

DEFORESTATION; DEMOCRACY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATE ROLE;

EID: 78650179041     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-010-9397-y     Document Type: Article

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