Political Connections and Industrial Pollution: Evidence Based on State Ownership and Environmental Levies in China

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 649-659

  Maung, Min ^a   Wilson, Craig ^a   Tang, Xiaobo ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Zhejiang Financial College   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental levies; Industrial pollution; Political connections; State ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938631634     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-015-2771-5     Document Type: Article

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