Green taxation in East Asia / edited by Richard Cullen, Jefferson VanderWolk, Yan Xu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cullen, Richard.

VanderWolk, Jefferson.

Xu, Yan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taxation--Asia.

Taxation.

Environmental impact charges--Asia.

Environmental impact charges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The core concern of this book is the potential use of taxation and related measures to foster climate-helpful, large-scale change within East Asia. The contributing authors examine key issues such as how Greater China, for instance, confronts severe environmental problems which are a direct product of several decades of remarkable economic growth. The detailed analysis in this book identifies a range of green taxation guidelines for East Asia as it seeks to drive down striking levels of environmental degradation - and tackle the climate change challenge. Addressing an important need in the pub

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Foreword; 1. Conspectus; 2. Environmental taxation in China: the case of transport fuel taxation; 3. Green tax measures for Hong Kong: a policy proposal; 4. Land transportation in Singapore: tax and regulatory policies to promote sustainable development; 5. Environmental taxation in the United States: retrospective and prospective; 6. Optimal climate change tax policy for small open economies; 7. Not enough room for optimal choices? The European legal framework for green taxes

8. Behavior modifying taxes, emissions trading and tax expenditure reform: market-based responses to climate change in Australia9. Green taxation: the New Zealand story; 10. Concluding thoughts: a greener future?; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-29415-X

9786613294159

1-84980-613-6

OCLC:

755414473