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Public Economics and the Environment in an Imperfect World

By Lans Bovenberg , Sijbren Cnossen (auth.) , Sijbren Cnossen (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1995
ISBN
978-94-010-4289-5, 978-94-011-0661-0
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-0661-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (19034577 bytes)
Series
Natural Resource Management and Policy 8
Edition
1
Pages
374\369
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Public Finance & Economics; Environmental Economic

Description

Growing populations and economies have increased the public's awareness that the world's environmental resources are finite. The issues of global warming and the depletion of the ozone layer have given universal significance to what were once local and regional pollution problems. What is evident from Public Economics and the Environment in anImperfect World is that Coasian negotiations fail to internalize the costs of environmental degradation, often calling for public intervention through the market mechanism. In its consideration of such issues the book includes contributions on assessment problems, institutional aspects, the need for coordination and efficiency, and distribution issues.

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