The relevance of environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) in a framework of broad-based environmental degradation and modified measure of growth-a pooled data analysis

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 309-316

  Sinha Babu, Swati ^a   Datta, Soumyendra Kishore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

development balance index (DBI); EKC; environmental degradation; GDP; regression

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; KUZNETS CURVE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84883599926     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2013.795505     Document Type: Article

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