Ecological modernisation of Chinese export manufacturing via green logistics management and its regional implications

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 766-770

  Lai, Kee hung ^a   Wong, Christina W Y ^a   Cheng, T C E ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese export manufacturing; Developing economy; Ecological modernisation; Empirical; Environmental management

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; ECOLOGICAL MODERNISATION; ECONOMIC PRESSURES; EMPIRICAL; EXPORT MANUFACTURING; LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; SURVEY DATA;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

MANUFACTURE;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LOGISTICS; MANUFACTURED EXPORT; MODERNIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84858276563     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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