Economic Crisis, Troika and the Environment in Greece

South European Society and Politics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-331

  Lekakis, Joseph N ^a   Kousis, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Economic Crisis; Environmental Action; Environmental NGOs; EU Environmental Policy; Greece; Green Growth; Memorandum; Renewable Energy; Troika

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

GREECE;

EID: 84883634383     PISSN: 13608746     EISSN: 17439612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2013.799731     Document Type: Article

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