Global economic crises, environmental-resource scarcity and wealth concentration

Cepal Review

Volumn , Issue 102, 2011, Pages 27-47

  López, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodities; Commodity prices; Economic crisis; Economic growth; Environmental degradation; Income distribution; Inflation; Natural resources; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956299603     PISSN: 02512920     EISSN: 16840348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18356/9ce06d03-en     Document Type: Article

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