New' Instruments of Environmental Governance? : National Experiences and Prospects

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457949303321
• Autore: Jordan Andrew
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Routledge, Aug. 2003; Ipswich, : Ebsco Publishing [distributor]
• ISBN: 1-135-76218-X; 1-280-10261-6; 0-203-01039-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Collana: Routledge Research in Environmental Politics
• Disciplina: 363.7/056
• Soggetti: Environmental policy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; 'New' Instruments of EnvironmentalGovernance: Patterns and Pathways of Change; New Instruments: A Revolution or an Evolution in Environmental Management?; 'New'Environmental Policy Instruments: Government...or Governance?; What Are 'New' Environmental Policy Instruments?; Market-Based Instruments; Voluntary Agreements; Eco-labels; Other Instruments; 'Old' Instruments: Regulation; Why Are NEPIs Being Adopted?; Dissatisfaction with Regulation; The Perceived Strengths of NEPIs; The Governance 'Turn'; Instrument Changes in the EUEconomic Pressures; Growing Domestic Political Support; Barriers to Change; Concluding Comments; How 'New' Are NEPIs?; Innovation and Incrementalism in Public Policy; Policy Content, Structures and Style; Theories of Instrument Selection and Use; Ideational Theories; Institutional Theories; Theorising the Adoption of NEPIs; Conclusions; REFERENCES; NATIONAL EXPERIENCES; The Politics of 'Light-Handed Regulation': 'New' Environmental Policy Instruments in Australia; Introduction; Australian Environmental Policy; Policy Structures; Policy Style; The Content of Policy; Why are NEPIs Being Adopted?NEPIs in Australia; Market-Based Instruments; Voluntary Agreements; Eco-labels; Other Instruments; 'Old' Instruments: Regulation; Conclusion; REFERENCES; Struggling to Leave Behind a Highly Regulatory Past? 'New' Environmental Policy Instruments in Austria; Introduction; Austrian Environmental Policy; Structures; Environmental Regulatory Style; Policy Content; Why Are NEPIs Being Adopted?; Drivers; Barriers; NEPI Use in Austria; Market-Based Instruments; Voluntary Agreements; Eco-labels; Other Instruments; Conclusion; NOTE; REFERENCES; The Politics of Regulatory Reform:'New' Environmental Policy Instruments in FinlandIntroduction; Finnish Environmental Policy; Policy Structures; Policy Style; The Content of Policy; Why Are NEPIs Being Adopted?; NEPIs in Finland; Market-Based Instruments; Voluntary Agreements; Eco-labels; Other Instruments: Environmental Impact Assessment; Conclusion; REFERENCES; The Politics of Bounded Innovation: 'New'Environmental Policy Instruments in France; Introduction; French Environmental Policy; Policy Style; Policy Structures; The Content of Policy; Why Are NEPIs Being Adopted?; NEPIs in France; Market-Based InstrumentsVoluntary Agreements; Eco-labels; Conclusions; NOTES; REFERENCES; From High Regulatory State to Social and Ecological Market Economy?; Introduction; German Environmental Policy; Structures; Federal Structures; Environmental Regulatory Style; Policy Content; Why Are NEPIs Being Adopted?; Drivers; Barriers; NEPI Use in Germany; Market Based-Instruments; Voluntary Agreements; Eco-labels; Other Policy Instruments; Conclusion; NOTES; REFERENCES; Much Talk But Little Action? 'New'Environmental Policy Instruments in Ireland; Introduction; Irish Environmental Policy; Policy Structures
• Sommario/riassunto: The use of so-called ""new"" environmental policy instruments such as eco-taxes, tradable permits, voluntary agreements and eco-labels has prompted widespread claims that these devices have replaced regulation. These papers offer a fresh perspective on the evolving tool-box of environmental policy.