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Going green or going away

Environmental regulation, economic geography and firms’ strategies in China’s pollution-intensive industries

Bibliographic Data

ID8945693
AuthorsShengjun Zhu (0000-0002-1033-4384, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Canfei He (0000-0001-5170-3599, Peking University, corresponding author), Ying Liu (0000-0001-5584-7805, Peking University)
Year2014
Volume55
Pages53-65
Publication date2014-06-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoforum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.05.004
OpenAlexW2043787896
LanguageEN
Citations received42
References cited59

Business · Central government · China · Corporate governance · Economic geography · Economics · Enforcement · Environmental governance · Environmental pollution · Environmental protection · Externality · Geography · Green development · Industrialisation · Local government · Market economy · Natural resource economics · Relocation · Restructuring · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Finance

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Unique citing works42
Citations per year4,2
Citation span2016 - 2026 (11)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 42

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