The Theory of Environmental Policy - Brossura

Baumol/Oates

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521311128 ISBN 13: 9780521311120

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

In this book, Professors Baumol and Oates provide a rigorous and comprehensive analysis of the economic theory of environmental policy.

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Descrizione del libro

In this book, Professors Baumol and Oates provide a rigorous and comprehensive analysis of the economic theory of environmental policy. They present a formal, theoretical treatment of those factors influencing the quality of life.

Contenuti

Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. Introduction: economic and environmental policy; Part I. On The Theory of Externalities: 2. Relevance and the theory of externalities; 3. Externalities: definition, significant types, and optimal-pricing conditions; 4. Externalities: formal analysis; 5. Uncertainty and the choice of policy instruments: price or quantity controls?; 6. Market imperfections and the number of participants; 7. Are competitive outputs with detrimental externalities necessarily excessive?; 8. Detrimental externalities and nonconvexities in the production set; 9. On optimal pricing of exhaustible resources; Part II. On The Design of Environmental Policy: 10. Introduction to Part II; 11. Efficiency without optimality: the charges and standards approach; 12. Marketable emission permits for protection of the environment; 13. Stochastic influences, direct controls, and taxes; 14. Taxes versus subsidies: a partial analysis; 15. Environmental protection and the distribution of income; 16. International environmental issues; 17. national or local standards for environmental quality?; Index.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521311128
• ISBN 13: 9780521311120
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 312
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile