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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459528303321

Autore

Harrington Winston Professor

Titolo

Choosing Environmental Policy [[electronic resource] ] : Comparing Instruments and Outcomes in the United States and Europe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2004

ISBN

1-280-68339-2

9786613660336

1-136-52494-0

1-936331-46-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MorgensternRichard D. Professor

SternerThomas Professor

Disciplina

363.7/0561

363.70561

Soggetti

Environmental policy -- Europe

Environmental policy -- United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Choosing Environmental Policy; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Overview; 1. SO2 Emissions in Germany: Regulations to Fight Waldsterben; 2. SO2 Cap-and-Trade Program in the United States: A "Living Legend" of Market Effectiveness; 3. Industrial Water Pollution in the United States: Direct Regulation or Market Incentive?; 4. Industrial Water Pollution in the Netherlands: A Fee-based Approach; 5. NOx Emissions in France and Sweden: Advanced Fee Schemes versus Regulation; 6. NOx Emissions in the United States: A Potpourri of Policies; 7. CFCs: A Look Across Two Continents

8. Leaded Gasoline in the United States: The Breakthrough of Permit Trading9. Leaded Gasoline in Europe: Differences in Timing and Taxes; 10. Trichloroethylene in Europe: Ban versus Tax; 11. Trichloroethylene in the United States: Embracing Market-Based Approaches?; 12. Lessons from the Case Studies; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The two distinct approaches to environmental policy include direct regulation-sometimes called 'command and control' policies-and



regulation by economic, or market-based incentives. This book is the first to compare the costs and outcomes of these approaches by examining realworld applications. In a unique format, paired case studies from the United States and Europe contrast direct regulation on one side of the Atlantic with an incentivebased policy on the other. For example, Germany?s direct regulation of SO2 emissions is compared with an incentive approach in the U.S. Direct regulation of w