Economic Instruments And Pollution Control Policy

Author : B. Dente
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401585040

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Environmental Policy in Search of New Instruments by B. Dente Pdf

Environmental policy is undergoing a dramatic transformation. The problems connected with global change, the need for preventative action, and the growing importance of non-source pollution call for new courses of action and new institutional arrangements. In this situation, it is fairly obvious that both the traditional command and control policy instruments and the more modern financial and economic instruments are increasingly under stress. This volume deliberately aims to break new ground in providing the conceptual tools necessary for the next generation of environmental policies. In doing so, it covers a wide interdisciplinary range, from public policy analysis to international law, and draws upon much international experience, well reflected by the mixed composition of the contributors. On the basis of a shared theoretical framework, the book explores the potential of new policy instruments, such as policy evaluation or mediation, proposes alternative institutional arrangements for dealing with the issues, classifies existing instruments, and illuminates the process through which old and new tools can be set into operation.

Author : Ger Klaassen,Finn R. Førsund
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401110129

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Economic Instruments for Air Pollution Control by Ger Klaassen,Finn R. Førsund Pdf

Economic theory and empirical models suggest that economic instruments should help us to meet environmental goals at lower cost. Practical experience, however, shows that the cost savings of emission trading are smaller than expected and charges usually have had small incentive impacts. This book gives the first comprehensive review of economic theory, simulation models, and practical experience with the use of economic instruments. The book focuses on air pollution control. Part I examines theoretical aspects and simulation modeling in a national context. Part II surveys the practical experience in a variety of countries. Part III explores international issues, such as joint implementation. Because of its unique blend of theoretical and empirical research, the book will prove interesting for both economists and those interested in environmental policy.

Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822018710707

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Applying Economic Instruments to Environmental Policies in OECD and Dynamic Non-member Economies by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Pdf

Author : Mikael Skou Andersen,Rolf-Ulrich Sprenger
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 178254383X

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Market- Based Instruments for Environmental Management by Mikael Skou Andersen,Rolf-Ulrich Sprenger Pdf

"This volume brings together contributions from political scientists and environmental economists and will prove invaluable for academics, practitioners and policymakers interested in the experiences of countries where market-based instruments are well established."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Børge Klemmensen
Publisher : Baltic University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Corporations
ISBN : 9789197552608

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Environmental Policy by Børge Klemmensen Pdf

Author : J.B. Opschoor,R. K. Turner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401108560

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Economic Incentives and Environmental Policies by J.B. Opschoor,R. K. Turner Pdf

This book contains a collection of papers on economic incentives and environmental policies which result from the authors' joint research work in the program `Environment, Science and Society', conducted under the auspices of the European Science Foundation, with whose cooperation the book has been published. The work concentrates on the scientific and methodological aspects of the development, implementation and evaluation of economic instruments at a national level. The research is both theoretical and empirical. At a theoretical level attention is given to the dynamics of instrument choice in various political and economic contexts, and to the means for evaluating economic instruments in terms of their effectiveness and efficiency. At an empirical level the research seeks to investigate the performance of economic instruments in reality and to explore options for new approaches on the interface between technology, economy and the environment. A subject index complements this first volume in the ESF `Environment, Science and Society' series.

Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : OCDE-OECD ; Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Centre
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041179669

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Environmental Policy by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Pdf

Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : OECD
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008938586

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Economic Instruments for Environmental Management in Developing Countries by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Pdf

Includes 7 papers from a workshop held 8.10.92 in Paris

Author : Brian Garrod
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Environmental policy
ISBN : 1860430562

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Economic Instruments and Pollution Control Policy by Brian Garrod Pdf

Author : Peter Berck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351769563

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The Theory and Practice of Command and Control in Environmental Policy by Peter Berck Pdf

This title was first published in 2003. Economists have had increasing success in arguing the merits of market-based approaches to environmental problems. By making polluting expensive, market-based approaches provide polluters with incentives to clean up, rather than mandates to stop polluting. These approaches include pollution taxes, transferable emissions permits and subsidies for pollution abatement. The purpose of this volume is to explore the situations where Command and Control (CAC) may not be all bad, and in fact might even have some advantages over market-based instruments (MBI).

Author : Thomas Sterner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401108324

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Economic Policies for Sustainable Development by Thomas Sterner Pdf

This book focuses on describing policy instruments in different countries. Its purpose is not only descriptive but also, to some extent, advocatory. We believe that economic instruments can make an important contribution to an environmentally less disruptive path of development. The design of economic instruments is however a fine art and depends among other things on their political acceptability and this acceptability is of course influenced by experience. It is therefore important to provide information on the use of policy instruments in other countries. Policies are currently developing quite fast and thus a book such as this one can inevitably not capture more than a "snapshot" view at a single moment of time. We would hope that the book encourages more experimentation with economic instruments and that countries will make a fuller use of the whole arsenal of economic policy instruments. If the book does succeed in this sense then it will soon become dated as policies change -but that would be a price well worth paying! The book combines a dozen country monographs together with a few international surveys on particular topics (gasoline pricing, vehicle regulations, acid rain, deforestation and global warming). These papers are intended to illustrate the diversity of policy options available. The actual policies adopted depend on economic as well as ecological conditions. The country studies cover two "Western" countries and then concentrate on formerly planned and developing countries. They show that economic instruments are still generally thought of as new and innovative.

Author : Thomas Sterner,Jessica Coria
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317703877

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Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management by Thomas Sterner,Jessica Coria Pdf

Thomas Sterner's 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. Ambitious in scope, it discusses the design of instruments that can be employed in any country in a wide range of contexts, including transportation, industrial pollution, water pricing, waste, fisheries, forests, and agriculture. While deeply rooted in economics, Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management is informed by political, legal, ecological, and psychological research. The new edition enhances what has already been widely hailed as a highly innovative work. The book includes greatly expanded coverage of climate change, covering aspects related to policy design, international equity and discounting, voluntary carbon markets, permit trading in United States, and the Clean Development Mechanism. Focusing ever more on leading ideas in both theory and policy, the new edition brings experimental economics into the main of its discussions. It features expanded coverage of the monitoring and enforcement of environmental policy, technological change, the choice of policy instruments under imperfect competition, and subjects such as corporate social responsibility, bio-fuels, payments for ecosystem services, and REDD.

Author : Thomas Professor Sterner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136522345

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Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management by Thomas Professor Sterner Pdf

As Thomas Sterner points out, the economic 'toolkit' for dealing with environmental problems has become formidable. It includes taxes, charges, permits, deposit-refund systems, labeling, and other information disclosure mechanisms. Though not all these devices are widely used, empirical application has started within some sectors, and we are beginning to see the first systematic efforts at an advanced policy design that takes due account of market-based incentives. Sterner‘s book encourages more widespread and careful use of economic policy instruments. Intended primarily for application in developing and transitional countries, the book compares the accumulated experiences of the use of economic policy instruments in the U.S. and Europe, as well as in select rich and poor countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Ambitious in scope, the book discusses the design of instruments that can be employed in a wide range of contexts, including transportation, industrial pollution, water pricing, waste, fisheries, forests, and agriculture. Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management is deeply rooted in economics but also informed by perspectives drawn from political, legal, ecological, and psychological research. Sterner notes that, in addition to meeting requirements for efficiency, the selection and design of policy instruments must satisfy criteria involving equity and political acceptability. He is careful to distinguish between the well-designed plans of policymakers and the resulting behavior of society. A copublication of Resources for the Future, the World Bank, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

Author : Anonim
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Training Resource Manual by Anonim Pdf

The Manual provides step-by-step guidance to assist instructors in training policymakers and practitioners in the use of economic instruments – pollution taxes, user fees, property rights, etc, - for sustainable development in general and for environmental and natural resource management in particular. Designed as an interactive working document composed of flexible modules and exercises and providing guidance for trainers and course participants, the manual offers substantial flexibility for trainers to custom design courses that meet local needs and priorities.

Author : Tingsong Jiang
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119426844

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Economic Instruments of Pollution Control in an Imperfect World by Tingsong Jiang Pdf

In this book, Tingsong Jiang extensively discusses the wider issues of economic instruments of pollution control as well as paying specific attention to the control of carbon dioxide emissions in China. The book begins with a general analysis of economic instruments of pollution control, and is followed by the application of these in CO2 emission control. The former presents the discussion of pollution control policies in general equilibrium settings, focusing on the comparison of pollution taxes and tradable permits in certain kinds of circumstances with imperfections such as uncertainty and pre-existing distortions. An empirical evaluation of China's environmental policies is also included. The latter brings the discussion into the area of global warming policies with the focus on the implications to China. A dynamic general equilibrium model, G-Cubed-T, is developed to produce CO2 emissions projections from China, the US and the rest of the world, and to simulate various policy targets and instruments China may adopt to control its CO2 emissions. With its systematic evaluation of China's environmental policy, this thorough and rigorous assessment will be invaluable reading for academics in environmental economics and environmental management, policy analysts in environmental protection and global warming fields, policymakers and government officials around the world, as well as China specialists.