Institutional conditions for Swedish metal production: A comparison of subsidies to metal mining and metal recycling

Resources Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-82

  Johansson, Nils ^a   Krook, Joakim ^a   Eklund, Mats ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Metal; Mining; Policy; Recycling; Subsidy

Indexed keywords

MINING; PUBLIC POLICY; RECYCLING;

LANDFILL TAX; METAL MINING; METAL PRODUCTION; METAL RECYCLING; SUBSIDY; SWEDISHS;

METALS;

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; METAL; MINING INDUSTRY; POLICY APPROACH; RECYCLING; RESOURCE USE; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84900534823     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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