Law, economics and the environment: A comparative study of environmental management systems

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 760-773

  Watson, Michael ^a   Emery, Anthony R T ^a  

^a BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Environmental regulations; ISO 9000 series; Laws and legislation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992933769     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900410543877     Document Type: Review

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