It's a material world: Trends in material extraction in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan

Nature and Culture

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-122

  York, Richard ^a   Ergas, Christina ^a   Rosa, Eugene A ^b   Dietz, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian development; Jevons paradox; Material extraction; Modernization; World systems

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXTRACTION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MATERIAL CULTURE; MODERNIZATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POPULATION GROWTH; TREND ANALYSIS; WORLD SYSTEM;

CHINA; INDIA; INDONESIA; JAPAN;

EID: 80052201392     PISSN: 15586073     EISSN: 15585468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/nc.2011.060201     Document Type: Article

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