Powered by the state or finance? the organization of Chinas carbon markets

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 386-408

  Lo, Alex Y ^a   Howes, Michael ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon finance; Carbon market; China; Climate change policy; Emission trading; Political economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893966838     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15387216.2013.870794     Document Type: Article

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