Trends in the literature on socially responsible investment: Looking for the keys under the lamppost

Business Ethics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 239-250

  Capelle Blancard, Gunther ^a   Monjon, Stéphanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b Centre International de Recherche sur lEnvironnement et le Developpement   (France)

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EID: 84864595899     PISSN: 09628770     EISSN: 14678608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8608.2012.01658.x     Document Type: Review

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