Trade-offs between environmental protection and economic development in China's fisheries policy: A political analysis on the adoption and implementation of the Fisheries Law 2000

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-49

  Ferraro, Gianluca ^a   Brans, Marleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

China; Fisheries policy; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY POLICY; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-OFF;

CHINA;

EID: 84857343511     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2012.01443.x     Document Type: Article

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