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Policy instruments for environmental and natural resource management / Thomas Sterner.

By:

Sterner, Thomas, 1952- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Washington, DC : Stockholm, Sweden : Resources for the Future : World Bank ; Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, [2003]Copyright date: ©2003Description: xxii, 504 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1891853139
9781891853135
1891853120
9781891853128

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

333.72 21

LOC classification:

GE170 .S75 2003

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Contributor biographical information

Contents:

Ch. 1. Background and Overview -- Pt. I. The Need for Environmental and Natural Resource Policy. Ch. 2. Classical Causes of Environmental Degradation. Ch. 3. Public Economics and Information. Ch. 4. Adapting Models to Ecosystems: Ecology, Time, and Space. Ch. 5. The Evolution of Rights -- Pt. II. Review of Policy Instruments. Ch. 6. Direct Regulation of the Environment. Ch. 7. Tradable Permits. Ch. 8. Taxes. Ch. 9. Subsidies, Deposit-Refund Schemes, and Refunded Emissions Payments. Ch. 10. Property Rights, Legal Instruments, and Informational Policies. Ch. 11. National Policy and Planning -- Pt. III. Selection of Policy Instruments. Ch. 12. Efficiency of Policy Instruments. Ch. 13. Role of Uncertainty and Information Asymmetry. Ch. 14. Equilibrium Effects and Market Conditions. Ch. 15. Distribution of Costs. Ch. 16. Politics and Psychology of Policy Instruments. Ch. 17. International Aspects. Ch. 18. Design of Policy Instruments -- Pt. IV. Policy Instruments for Road Transportation. Ch. 19. Environmental Damage Caused by Transportation. Ch. 20. Environmental Road Pricing. Ch. 21. Taxation or Regulation for Fuel Efficiency. Ch. 22. Fuel Quality, Vehicle Standards, and Urban Planning. Ch. 23. Lessons Learned: Transportation -- Pt. V. Policy Instruments for Industrial Pollution. Ch. 24. Experience in Developed Countries. Ch. 25. Experience in Developing Countries -- Pt. VI. Policy Instruments for the Management of Natural Resources and Ecosystems. Ch. 26. Water. Ch. 27. Waste. Ch. 28. Fisheries. Ch. 29. Agriculture. Ch. 30. Forestry. Ch. 31. Ecosystems -- Pt. VII. Conclusion. Ch. 32. Policy Issues and Potential Solutions.

Summary: "As Thomas Sterner points out, the economic & quot;toolkit& quot; for dealing with environmental problems has become formidable. It includes taxes, charges, permits, deposit-refund systems, labeling, and other information disclosure mechanisms. Though not all these devices are widely used, empirical application has started within some sectors, and we are beginning to see the first systematic attempts at an advanced policy design that takes due account of market-based incentives.Sterner's book is an attempt to encourage more widespread and careful use of economic policy instruments. Intended primarily for application in developing and transitional countries, the book compares the accumulated experiences of the use of economic policy instruments in the U.S. and Europe, as well as in select rich and poor countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Ambitious in scope, the book discusses the design of instruments that can be employed in a wide range of policy areas, including transportation, industrial pollution, water pricing, waste, fisheries, forests, and agriculture.While deeply rooted in economics, Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management is informed by perspectives drawn from political, legal, ecological, and psychological research. Sterner notes that, in addition to meeting requirements for efficiency, the selection and design of policy instruments must satisfy criteria involving equity and political acceptability. He is careful to distinguish between the well-designed plans of policymakers--and the resulting behavior of society.A copublication of Resources for the Future, the World Bank, and the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)."--Publisher description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-481) and index.

"As Thomas Sterner points out, the economic & quot;toolkit& quot; for dealing with environmental problems has become formidable. It includes taxes, charges, permits, deposit-refund systems, labeling, and other information disclosure mechanisms. Though not all these devices are widely used, empirical application has started within some sectors, and we are beginning to see the first systematic attempts at an advanced policy design that takes due account of market-based incentives.Sterner's book is an attempt to encourage more widespread and careful use of economic policy instruments. Intended primarily for application in developing and transitional countries, the book compares the accumulated experiences of the use of economic policy instruments in the U.S. and Europe, as well as in select rich and poor countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Ambitious in scope, the book discusses the design of instruments that can be employed in a wide range of policy areas, including transportation, industrial pollution, water pricing, waste, fisheries, forests, and agriculture.While deeply rooted in economics, Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management is informed by perspectives drawn from political, legal, ecological, and psychological research. Sterner notes that, in addition to meeting requirements for efficiency, the selection and design of policy instruments must satisfy criteria involving equity and political acceptability. He is careful to distinguish between the well-designed plans of policymakers--and the resulting behavior of society.A copublication of Resources for the Future, the World Bank, and the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)."--Publisher description.

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