Environmental Policymaking: Assessing the Use of Alternative Policy Instruments - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791463486 ISBN 13: 9780791463482

Publisher: "State University of New York Press (May 1, 2011)", 2006

Synopsis

Case studies that assess the value of new approaches to environmental policymaking in the United States and abroad.

The methods employed in the pursuit of environmental protection are often highly contested, leading to alternative policy approaches. This book details the frequently neglected topic of these alternative approaches to environmental policymaking through case studies drawn primarily from the United States, Germany, and Japan. Among the policy instruments analyzed are eco-audits, voluntary agreements, tradable permits, green taxes, environmental impact assessments, and command and control regulations. Also examined are international regulatory arrangements to encourage sustainable forestry management practices. Various evaluative criteria are applied to each case study, including environmental effectiveness, economic and political efficiency, administrative efficacy, and technological innovation.

“…the book is a very useful contribution to the literature on environmental policy, and a valuable collection of case studies that will be of interest to policymakers and teachers of political science and economic courses on environmental issues.” — Perspectives on Politics

"The cases are well chosen and represent a good sample of the new policy instruments. This book is on the cutting edge of environmental policy research." — Norman J. Vig, coeditor of Parliaments and Technology: The Development of Technology Assessment in Europe

Contributors include Gary Bryner, Daniel H. Cole, Peter Z. Grossman, Michael T. Hatch, Michael Kohlhaas, Ronnie D. Lipschutz, Bettina Meyer, Edda Müller, Andreas Oberheitmann, Walter A. Rosenbaum, Miranda A. Schreurs, and Eric Welch.

About this title

About the Author

Michael T. Hatch is Professor of Political Science at the University of the Pacific and the author of Politics and Nuclear Power: Energy Policy in Western Europe.

Edition details

• Publisher: "State University of New York Press (May 1, 2011)"
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791463486
• ISBN 13: 9780791463482
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276
• Editor: Hatch Michael T.