Promise and shortcomings of a green turn in recent policy responses to the "double crisis"

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2308-2316

  Bina, Olivia ^a,c   La Camera, Francesco ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS   (Portugal)

^b Ministero dell'Ambiente   (Italy)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ecological economics; Ecological sustainability; Financial crisis; Growth; Justice; Mainstream economics

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GROWTH RATE; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; PARADIGM SHIFT; POLICY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 80053314980     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.06.021     Document Type: Article

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