Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management

by Thomas Sterner and Jessica Coria

Book Overview

As Thomas Sterner points out, the economic 'toolkit' 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 efforts at an advanced policy design that takes due account of market-based...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891853120
• ISBN13: 9781891853128
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 530 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"