Energy, property, and the industrial revolution narrative

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1309-1315

  Barca, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Economic growth narrative; Energy inequalities; Environmental history

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC HISTORY; ENERGY USE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PRIVATE LAND;

EID: 79955077388     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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