Economic policy towards the environment
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Economic policy towards the environment
Blackwell, 1991
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Description
The new environmental policy agenda for the 1990s will require major changes in economic behaviour: in the generation of power; in transport; and in the exploitation of natural resources. This volume examines the main economic concepts and policy instruments. It introduces the reader to the analytic issues regarding the appropriate role of markets and government and the pragmatic issue of the right policies for particular problems and regions. The first part of the book focuses on international problems, global protecton and the prospects for co-operative agreements. The second part considers the theme of markets, looking specifically at environmental damage, externalities, the role of economic instruments such as permits and the extent to which the environment can be considered a commodity. The final section moves from theoretical questions to actual policy, with chapters on the regulation of pollution, US policy, market-based pollution policy and energy taxes.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Dieter Helm 1. Economic Policy Towards the Environment: Dieter Helm and David Pearce 2. Economic Instruments for Environmental Regulation: T. H. Tietenberg 3. Valuing Environmental Damage: Per-Olov Johansson 4. The Environment as a Commodity: Partha Dasgupta 5. The Problem of Global Environmental Protection: Scott Barrett 6. International Environmental Problems: Karl-Goran Maler 7. Global Warming: Wilfred Beckerman 8. The Regulation of Oceanic Resources: Timothy Swanson 9. Environmental Policy in the United States: Dallas Burtraw and Paul Portney 10. An Economic Approach to Saving the Tropical Forests: David Pearce 11. Domestic Energy Conservation: Dieter Helm, Stephen Smith and Vanessa Brechling.
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