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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811392703321

Autore

Kochtcheeva Lada V

Titolo

Comparative environmental regulation in the United States and Russia : institutions, flexible instruments, and governance / / Lada V. Kochtcheeva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2009

ISBN

0-7914-7707-X

1-4416-0372-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in global environmental policy

Disciplina

333.720947

Soggetti

Environmental policy - United States

Environmental policy - Russia (Federation)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-221) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Environmental Protection through Flexible Regulation -- On Institutions and Instruments -- Clear Skies through Flexible Regulation -- How Technology Forcing Limits Flexibility -- Pollution Charges and Their Discontents -- Incentives and Revenue -- Comparison and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

As environmental problems continue to pose a threat to the well-being of people all over the world, achieving pollution control through innovative methods and at a lower cost becomes very attractive. However, cost-effectiveness and technical rationality are often at odds with political goals and policy traditions. Lada V. Kochtcheeva analyzes the introduction of flexible laws and regulations in both air and water quality policies in the United States and the Russian Federation from the 1960s to the present, and highlights the replacement of command and control systems with flexible instruments such as incentive programs, tradable permits, and pollution charges. With its rich comparative institutional analysis, the book contributes to the debate on institutional dynamism, policy innovation, and new modes of regulation, while simultaneously addressing the processes and attributes of good governance.