On the Political Economy of Environmental Policy
Journal
Public Choice
ISSN
0048-5829
ISSN-Digital
1573-7101
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2003-06-01
Author(s)
Abstract
In the past there was hardly any use of economic instruments in environmental policy, mainly command and control measures were used. More recently, ecological taxes as well as tradable permits became more popular and voluntary agreements have been implemented. Using the Public Choice approach we ask for the reasons of this wider acceptance of economic instruments. We conclude that the use of market based instruments in environmental policy has not increased very much and their impact on the actual situation is still rather low, but there is hope of a at least some increase in the future.
Language
English
Keywords
environmental policy
ecological taxes
tradable permits
voluntary agreements
voting behaviour
public bureaucracy
interest groups
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Publisher
Kluwer
Publisher place
Dordrecht
Volume
115
Number
3/4
Start page
369
End page
396
Pages
28
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
31604
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