What is sustainability economics?

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What is sustainability economics? / Baumgärtner, Stefan; Quaas, Martin.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2009. (Working paper series in economics; No. 138).

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Baumgärtner, S & Quaas, M 2009 'What is sustainability economics?' Working paper series in economics, no. 138, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Baumgärtner, S., & Quaas, M. (2009). What is sustainability economics? (Working paper series in economics; No. 138). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Baumgärtner S, Quaas M. What is sustainability economics? Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2009. (Working paper series in economics; 138).

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