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Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management.

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 ap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sterner, Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Earthscan, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 de.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (529 pages)
ISBN:9781936331833
1936331837