Varieties of green capitalism: economy and environment in the wake of the global financial crisis

Environmental Politics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 187-204

  Tienhaara, Kyla ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ecological modernisation; fiscal stimulus; global financial crisis; green economy; Green New Deal; Rio + 20

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBAL ECONOMY; PLANNING PROCESS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84896717352     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2013.821828     Document Type: Article

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