ISBN:
9789264171312
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (141 p.)
Parallel Title:
Print version Voluntary Approaches for Environmental Policy : An Assessment
DDC:
333.7
Keywords:
Electronic books
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OECD
;
Selbstverpflichtung
;
Mitgliedsstaaten
Abstract:
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, etc. The use of voluntary ap
Description / Table of Contents:
Foreword; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. The Economic Analysis of Voluntary Approaches; Chapter 2. Empirical Evidence of the Use of Voluntary Approaches in OECD Countries; Chapter 3. Towards an Evaluation of Voluntary Approaches; Chapter 4. Conclusions and Recommendations; References;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1787/9789264180260-en
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