Economic Incentives and Environmental Policies: Principles and Practice

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Environmental Economics and Environmental Policy Instruments: Introduction and Overview....Pages 1-38
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Environmental Policy Failures and Environmental Policy Levels....Pages 41-54
Economic Incentives in Environmental Policy: Why are They White Ravens?....Pages 55-67
On the Design of Incentive Mechanisms in Environmental Policy....Pages 69-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Instrument Choice in Water Pollution Policy in Italy....Pages 89-112
Carbon Taxation and Global Warming: Domestic Policy Aspects....Pages 113-128
Environmental Policy Instruments for Controlling Air Pollution: An Applied General Equilibrium Modelling Approach for Quantifying their Efficiency and Effectiveness....Pages 129-151
Regulating the Farmers’ use of Pesticides in Sweden....Pages 153-173
Economic Instruments for Environmental Protection in Agriculture: Some Basic Problems of Implementation....Pages 175-193
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Chain Management in Environmental Policy: Analytical and Evaluative Concepts....Pages 197-228
Wastepaper Cycle Management: Incentives and Product Chain Pressure Point or ‘Leverage Point’ Analysis....Pages 229-249
The Role of Economic Instruments in Solid Waste Management Policy....Pages 251-273
Policy Instruments to Stimulate Cleaner Technologies....Pages 275-300
Back Matter....Pages 301-309