Environmental pollution liability insurance in China: In need of strong government backing

Ambio

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 687-702

  Feng, Yan ^a,b   Mol, Arthur P J ^b   Lu, Yonglong ^a   He, Guizhen ^a   Van Koppen, C S A ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; Compensation; Environmental risk management; Insurance companies; Pollution; Pollution insurance

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPENSATION; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GOVERNMENT; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LIABILITY;

CHINA;

CHINA; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; POLLUTION; REVIEW;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INSURANCE, LIABILITY;

EID: 84906259668     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-013-0436-0     Document Type: Review

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