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Choosing Environmental Policy : Comparing Instruments and Outcomes in the United States and Europe.

The two distinct approaches to environmental policy include direct regulation-sometimes called 'command and control' policies-and regulation by economic, or market-based incentives. This book is the first to compare the costs and outcomes of these approaches by examining realworld applicat...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harrington, Winston
Otros Autores: Morgenstern, Richard D., Sterner, Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Earthscan, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The two distinct approaches to environmental policy include direct regulation-sometimes called 'command and control' policies-and regulation by economic, or market-based incentives. This book is the first to compare the costs and outcomes of these approaches by examining realworld applications. In a unique format, paired case studies from the United States and Europe contrast direct regulation on one side of the Atlantic with an incentivebased policy on the other. For example, Germany's direct regulation of SO2 emissions is compared with an incentive approach in the U.S. Direct regulation of w.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (297 pages)
ISBN:9781936331468
1936331462