Influence of International Openness on Corporate Environmental Performance in China

China and World Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-92

  Bu, Maoliang ^a   Liu, Zhibiao ^a   Gao, Yanyan ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Southeast University   (China)

Author keywords

Corporate environmental performance; Export; Foreign investment; International openness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953324329     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2011.01236.x     Document Type: Article

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