The Economic Theory of Environmental Policy in a Federal System (New Horizons in Environmental Economics)

Braden, John B. and Stef Proost:

ISBN 10: 1858983630 / ISBN 13: 9781858983639

Editore: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd 01.07.1997., 1997

166 Seiten ex Library Book aus einer wissenschafltichen Bibliothek Ohne Schutzumschlag Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 383 23,1 x 16,0 x 2,0 cm, Gebundene Ausgabe. Codice articolo 377099

Riassunto:

The complexity of a multi-layered system of government yields a wealth of issues concerning environmental policy making. This important book presents new original work on the problems that arise from the existence of more than one level of government, and discusses the responsibility of federal, state and local government policy making.

This theme of government responsibilty for environmental regulation is expanded to consider the coordination of environmental policy across different levels of government. This is directly related to the question of which level of government should bear the costs of implementing environmental policy, if agreement can be reached between various levels of government. Furthermore the contributors discuss whether the policy targets for environmental quality should be uniform or regionally differentiated. They conclude that there is a role for both a federal government and for regional coordination in the design and application of environmental policies. Moreover, that economic integration through a federal system can result in better and more efficient environmental regulation.

The Economic Theory of Environmental Policy in a Federal System will be an invaluable resource for academics, policymakers and government officials.

Informazioni sull'autore: Edited by John B. Braden, Professor of Environmental Economics and Director of the Water Resources Center, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, US, and Stef Proost, Associate Professor of Economics, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

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Titolo: The Economic Theory of Environmental Policy ...
Casa editrice: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd 01.07.1997.
Data di pubblicazione: 1997
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: Sehr gut