The policy challenges for green economy and sustainable economic development

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 233-245

  Barbier, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Currency transaction tax; Ecological scarcity, financial transactions tax; Green economy; International financial facility; Payment for ecosystem services; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; POLICY REFORM; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79961134650     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2011.01397.x     Document Type: Article

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