Calculation of China's environmental efficiency and relevant hierarchical cluster analysis from the perspective of regional differences

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 1084-1094

  Song, Malin ^a   Song, Yaqin ^a   Yu, Huayin ^a   Wang, Zeya ^a  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental efficiency; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Regional difference; Undesirable output

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL STOCK; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; REGIONAL DIFFERENCES; RESOURCE WASTES; UNDESIRABLE OUTPUT;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; REDUNDANCY;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84880593108     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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