Voluntary Environmental Programs : a Policy Perspective.

Voluntary Environmental Programs pose a means by which industry, government, and other interested groups can cooperatively agree upon socially acceptable restraints. Rather than relying on complete government control of environmental laws, Voluntary Environmental Programs rely on a voluntary system...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: DeLeon, Peter
Otros Autores: Rivera, Jorge E., Blackman, Allen, Prakash, Aseem, Koerber, Charles, Jones, Cody, Darnell, Ervin, David, Koehler, Dinah A., Henriques, Irene, Montiel, Ivan, Maxwell, John W., Riviera, Jorge, Manderino, Laurie, Khanna, Madhu, Delmas, Magali, Potoski, Matthew, Koss, Patricia, Sadorsky, Perry, Leon, Peter de, Lyon, Thomas P., Sides
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2009.
Colección:Studies in public policy.
Temas:
Environmental policy > United States.
Voluntarism > United States.
Social responsibility of business > United States.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Entreprises > Responsabilité sociale > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
Environmental policy.
Social responsibility of business.
Voluntarism.
Umweltpolitik
Unternehmen
Umweltschutz
Freiwilligkeit
United States.
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Voluntary Environment Programs: An Introduction; 2. The Effectiveness of Voluntary Environmental Programs-A Policy at a Crossroads?; 3. Environmental Public Voluntary Programs Reconsidered; 4. Voluntary Environmental Management: Motivations and Policy Implications; 5. Collective Action through Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Club Theory Approach; 6. The Diffusion of Voluntary International Management Standards: Responsible Care, ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 in the Chemical Industry.
  • 7. Is Greener Whiter Yet? The Sustainable Slopes Program After Five Years8. Assessing the Performance of Voluntary Environmental Programs: Does Certification Matter?; 9. Can Voluntary Environmental Regulation Work in Developing Countries: Lessons from Case Studies; 10. Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Canadian Perspective; 11. Concluding Opinion: Voluntary Environmental Programs: Are Carrots without Sticks Enough for Effective Environmental Protection Policy?; Index; About the Contributors.

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