| Description |
xvii, 638 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Background and Overview -- pt. I The Need for Environmental and Natural Resource Policy -- 2.Causes of Environmental Degradation -- 3.The Evolution of Rights -- pt. II Review of Policy Instruments -- 4.Direct Regulation of the Environment -- 5.Taxes -- 6.Tradable Permits -- 7.Subsidies, Deposit-Refund Schemes, and Refunded Emissions Payments -- 8.Property Rights, Legal Instruments, and Informational Policies -- pt. III Selection of Policy Instruments -- 9.Efficiency of Policy Instruments -- 10.Role of Uncertainty and Information Asymmetry -- 11.Equilibrium Effects and Market Conditions -- 12.Distribution of Costs -- 13.Politics and Enforcement of Policy Instruments -- 14.International Aspects and Climate Change -- 15.Design of Policy Instruments -- pt. IV Policy Instruments for Road Transportation -- 16.Environmental Damage Caused by Transportation and Road Pricing -- 17.Taxation or Regulation for Fuel Efficiency -- 18.Fuel Quality Policies -- |
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Contents note continued: 19.Vehicle Standards, Urban Planning, and Lessons Learned -- pt. V Policy Instruments for Industrial Pollution -- 20.Experience in Developed Countries -- 21.Experience in Developing Countries -- pt. VI Policy Instruments for the Management of Natural Resources and Ecosystems -- 22.Adapting Models to Ecosystems: Ecology, Time, and Space -- 23.Water -- 24.Waste -- 25.Fisheries -- 26.Agriculture -- 27.Forestry -- 28.Ecosystems -- pt. VII Conclusion -- 29.Policy Issues and Potential Solutions |
| Summary |
This book is an attempt to encourage more widespread and careful use of economic policy instruments. The book compares the accumulated experiences of the use of economic policy instruments in the U.S. and Europe, as well as in rich and poor countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-612) and index |
| Subject |
Environmental policy.
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Conservation of natural resources -- Government policy.
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| Author |
Coria, Jessica.
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| LC no. |
2011006329 |
| ISBN |
9781617260971 hb alkaline paper |
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9781617260988 pb alkaline paper |
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