Waste and recycling : theory and empirics / / Takayoshi Shinkuma and Shunsuke Managi
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| Autore: |
Shinkuma Takayoshi
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| Titolo: |
Waste and recycling : theory and empirics / / Takayoshi Shinkuma and Shunsuke Managi
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (169 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Refuse and refuse disposal |
| Recycling (Waste, etc.) | |
| Waste products | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
ManagiShunsuke
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Waste and Recycling: Theory and empirics; copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The industrial waste market; 3. Creating the market for household waste and extended producer responsibility; 4. First-best economy: Comparisons between a disposal fee policy and EPR-based policies; 5. The second-best policy for recycling household waste; 6. The durability of goods and the right recycling policy for household waste; 7. International trade of waste and environmental pollution |
| 8. The effects of introducing EPR policies in developed countries on international trade, the environment, and social welfare9. The effectiveness of the Basel Convention; 10. The policies adopted in China and India and the international trade policy; 11. Conclusions; Notes; References; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | As ""business as usual"" has become the mantra of today's world, it's unlikely to see a decrease in hazardous waste generated from greater economic growth. Written by renowned experts, the book suggests a solution, supported by theoretical arguments to this waste problem. The book discusses how main problems for waste management can be addressed through appropriate policies adopted by governments in OECD countries.The book also raises thoughtful questions on how household waste management services should be privatized and who should pay for the disposal and recycling costs. It attemp |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Waste and recycling |
| ISBN: | 1-283-12695-8 |
| 9786613126955 | |
| 1-136-80550-8 | |
| 0-203-82801-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910461320503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Routledge studies in ecological economics ; ; 13.