Elazegui, Dulce D.2016-04-192016-04-192002SANREM CRSP SEA Policy Brief 2002-221_LawNatureSEAPolBrief2002_2.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65228This 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.application/pdfen-USEnvironmental impactsGovernment policyLaws and regulationsAir pollutionPollution controlWater qualityWater pollutionAir qualityEnvironmental lawEnvironmental policyCommand-and-control principleEnvironmental degradationAbatement costsEconomic incentivesEnforcementComplianceMonitoringGovernanceTechnical report