Environmental litigation in China: A study in political ambivalence

Environmental Litigation in China: A Study in Political Ambivalence

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-300

  Stern, Rachel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139096614     Document Type: Book

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