Transparency and information disclosure in China's environmental governance

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 18, Issue , 2016, Pages 17-24

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Mol, Arthur P J ^b   He, Guizhen ^c  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; CIVIL SOCIETY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84936890364     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.03.009     Document Type: Review

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