Can legislation promote a circular economy? A material flow-based evaluation of the circular degree of the Chinese economy

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2018, Pages

  Hu, Yuan ^a   He, Xuan ^a   Poustie, Mark ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese economy; Circular degree; Circular Economy Promotion Law of PRC (CEPL); Evaluation; Legislation; Material flow

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; RECYCLING;

CHINA;

EID: 85044619977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su10040990     Document Type: Article

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