Voluntary Approaches for Environmental Policy : An Assessment / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Contributor:

SourceOECD (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2000.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Voluntary approaches are schemes whereby firms make commitments to improve their environmental performance.They cover arrangements such as public voluntary programmes, negotiated agreements or unilateral commitments. Until recently, voluntary approaches have not been subject to systematic analysis, inasmuch as, unlike taxes and tradable permits, they have not been prescribed by economic theory. Voluntary approaches were "invented" by those who devise and implement them: policy-makers, business associations, individual firms, non-governmental associations, et cetera The use of voluntary approaches in environmental policy (e.g.negotiated agreements between Government and industry) is spreading and attracting growing interest in OECD countries. This book provides a systematic analysis of the different types of voluntary approaches, their economic characteristics, their role and effectiveness.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789264180260

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.