Title Voluntary Environmental Programs : a Policy Perspective

Published Lanham : Lexington Books, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (318 pages) Series Studies in Public Policy Studies in public policy. Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Voluntary Environment Programs: An Introduction; 2. The Effectiveness of Voluntary Environmental Programs-A Policy at a Crossroads?; 3. Environmental Public Voluntary Programs Reconsidered; 4. Voluntary Environmental Management: Motivations and Policy Implications; 5. Collective Action through Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Club Theory Approach; 6. The Diffusion of Voluntary International Management Standards: Responsible Care, ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 in the Chemical Industry 7. Is Greener Whiter Yet? The Sustainable Slopes Program After Five Years8. Assessing the Performance of Voluntary Environmental Programs: Does Certification Matter?; 9. Can Voluntary Environmental Regulation Work in Developing Countries: Lessons from Case Studies; 10. Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Canadian Perspective; 11. Concluding Opinion: Voluntary Environmental Programs: Are Carrots without Sticks Enough for Effective Environmental Protection Policy?; Index; About the Contributors Summary Voluntary Environmental Programs pose a means by which industry, government, and other interested groups can cooperatively agree upon socially acceptable restraints. Rather than relying on complete government control of environmental laws, Voluntary Environmental Programs rely on a voluntary system for businesses. They pose their unique problems predicated on the effectiveness of voluntary self-constraint Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Environmental policy -- United States Voluntarism -- United States Social responsibility of business -- United States BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business. NATURE -- Natural Resources. Environmental policy Social responsibility of business Voluntarism Umweltpolitik Unternehmen Umweltschutz Freiwilligkeit United States USA Form Electronic book Author Rivera, Jorge E Blackman, Allen Prakash, Aseem Koerber, Charles Jones, Cody Darnell Ervin, David Koehler, Dinah A Henriques, Irene Montiel, Ivan Maxwell, John W Riviera, Jorge Manderino, Laurie Khanna, Madhu Delmas, Magali Potoski, Matthew Koss, Patricia Sadorsky, Perry Leon, Peter de Lyon, Thomas P Sides ISBN 9780739133248 0739133241 1299641520 9781299641525

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