Does the Level of Economic Growth Influence Environmental Quality in Nigeria: A Test of Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) Hypothesis?

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عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences

سال: 2010

ISSN: 1683-8831

DOI: 10.3923/pjssci.2010.325.329