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Voluntary Approaches in Environmental Policy
. Ed(S): Carraro, Carlo; Leveque, Francois
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Description for Voluntary Approaches in Environmental Policy
Hardback. Provides an analysis of main aspects characterising the design and implementation of voluntary approaches in environmental policy. This book also provides a useful assessment of the main features and of the potential implementation problems of an important and promising environmental policy instrument. Editor(s): Carraro, Carlo; Leveque, Francois. Series: Economics, Energy and Environment. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 698.
In recent years, voluntary approaches to emission reductions have increasingly been adopted by major companies all over the world and have increasingly been supported by regulatory bodies and public administrations. Despite this world-wide effort to achieve a better environmental performance through voluntary approaches, economic analysis has somehow neglected the importance of voluntary approaches as an environmental policy instrument. This book is a first attempt to fill this gap by gathering together all major experts in the fields and by providing a detailed analysis of all main aspects characterising the design and ... Read more
In recent years, voluntary approaches to emission reductions have increasingly been adopted by major companies all over the world and have increasingly been supported by regulatory bodies and public administrations. Despite this world-wide effort to achieve a better environmental performance through voluntary approaches, economic analysis has somehow neglected the importance of voluntary approaches as an environmental policy instrument. This book is a first attempt to fill this gap by gathering together all major experts in the fields and by providing a detailed analysis of all main aspects characterising the design and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Economics, Energy and Environment
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792355168
SKU
V9780792355168
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About . Ed(S): Carraro, Carlo; Leveque, Francois
François Lévêque is professor of Law and Economics at the Ecole des mines de Paris. His academic, teaching and consulting interests are in the areas of environmental policy, antitrust and regulation. His research focuses on the assessment of policy instruments (e.g., access charges for railways, transmission tariffs, eco-taxes, co-venants) and policy reforms (e.g., gas and electricity French and European laws, ... Read more
Reviews for Voluntary Approaches in Environmental Policy
From the reviews: "Carlo Carraro and François Lévêque’s book is one of the first wide-ranging and serious endeavors to delineate voluntary approaches, analyze their effectiveness, explore the possibilities to enhance their performance, and explain the rationale for voluntary compliance by different stakeholders. … strongly recommend this book to graduate students, environmental policy scholars, policy practitioners, ... Read more