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1 online resource (297 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; Preface; Contributors; Overview: Comparing Instrument Choices; Chapter 1 SO2 Emissions in Germany; Chapter 2 SO2 Cap-and-Trade Program in the United States; Chapter 3 Industrial Water Pollution in the United States; Chapter 4 Industrial Water Pollution in the Netherlands; Chapter 5 NOx Emissions in France and Sweden; Chapter 6 NOx Emissions in the United States; Chapter 7 CFCs: A Look Across Two Continents; Chapter 8 Leaded Gasoline in the United States; Chapter 9 Leaded Gasoline in Europe; Chapter 10 Trichloroethylene in Europe; Chapter 11 Trichloroethylene in the United States |
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Chapter 12 Lessons from the Case StudiesIndex; Selected Books from RFF Press |
| Summary |
The two distinct approaches to environmental policy include direct regulation-sometimes called 'command and control' policies-and regulation by economic, or market-based incentives. This book is the first to compare the costs and outcomes of these approaches by examining realworld applications. In a unique format, paired case studies from the United States and Europe contrast direct regulation on one side of the Atlantic with an incentivebased policy on the other. For example, Germany's direct regulation of SO2 emissions is compared with an incentive approach in the U.S. Direct regulation of w |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental policy -- United States
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Environmental policy -- Europe
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Environmental policy
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Europe
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Morgenstern, Richard D
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Sterner, Thomas
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| ISBN |
9781936331468 |
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1936331462 |
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