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Main Title The political economy of environmental protection : analysis and evidence /
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Author Title of a Work
Congleton, Roger D.
Publisher University of Michigan Press,
Year Published 1996
OCLC Number 34076535
ISBN 0472106023; 9780472106028
Subjects Environmental policy--Economic aspects ; Milieueconomie ; Milieubeleid ; Economische aspecten ; Politische èOkonomie--(DE-588)4115586-5 ; Umweltschutz--(DE-588)4061644-7 ; Wirtschaftspolitik
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Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/umich051/96000025.html
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EIAM  HC79 .E5P656 1996 Region 2 Library/New York,NY 03/14/1997
Collation xiv, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Notes
Underlying all the contributions to this volume is the understanding that both political and economic considerations affect environment outcomes. Political decisions largely determine the feasible uses of natural resources by defining and enforcing fundamental property rights and entitlements over matters with environmental consequences. By determining the rules of the game, political decisions determine the extent to which humanity is empowered to transform the world, the processes used, and the waste products remaining. Environmental policies and thereby environmental outcomes emerge from a complex political process that accommodates a variety of conflicting interests. The essays in this volume examine the links between politics and economic interdependencies, using the modern tools of economics and public choice. Each essay develops a balanced and generally positive analysis of a particular environmental policy area ranging from international treaties on global warming to EPA regulations regarding pesticide usage. Contributors use a variety of mathematical and statistical methods to examine policy formation in such policy areas as global warming, wildlife management, undersea oil rights, and the location of NIMBYs. The volume will be of interest to those who study environmental policy from the perspectives of economics, political science, public policy, and environmental studies.