A "law of nature": The command-and-control approach

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2002

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Madison, WI: SANREM CRSP SEA

Abstract

This paper gives perspectives on the command-and-control approach to environmental management drawing heavily from the book of Field (1994). It points to a number of factors that contribute to the success or failure of environmental policy - efficiency and cost effectiveness, equity considerations, and enforceability.

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Environmental impacts, Government policy, Laws and regulations, Air pollution, Pollution control, Water quality, Water pollution, Air quality, Environmental law, Environmental policy, Command-and-control principle, Environmental degradation, Abatement costs, Economic incentives, Enforcement, Compliance, Monitoring, Governance

Citation

SANREM CRSP SEA Policy Brief 2002-2