1. Introduction -- 2. The Positive Literature on Instrument Choice -- 3. Effects of Instruments in an Industry Model -- 4. Interest Group Preferences: Other Literature -- 5. Survey among Dutch Interest Groups -- 6. Market Instruments in Practice -- 7. Models of Interest Group Influence -- 8. Noncooperative Rent Seeking -- 9. Cooperative Rent Seeking -- 10. A Two-Stage Rent Seeking Contest for Instrument Choice and Revenue Division -- 11. Assessment of Political Economy Models -- 12. Conclusion
Summary
Why is it that market instruments have not been used to their full potential in environmental policy? Using a public choice perspective, this book critically analyses the political economy of environmental policy with special emphasis on the role of powerful interest groups which have blocked the introduction of market instruments. The Political Economy of Environmental Policy will be of interest to environmental and ecological economists, policy makers, political scientists and public choice scholars
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-368) and index
