Description
Book SynopsisThis is a detailed overview of the law-and-economics methodology developed and employed by environmental lawyers and policymakers. It will appeal to students and scholars in a range of disciplines interested in environmental policy and will be useful to practicing lawyers and policymakers assembling and testing their arguments and policy options.
Trade Review'Here, Faure (Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam) and Partain (Univ. of Aberdeen) offer a detailed discussion of the important issues in environmental law, policy, and economics, drawing on both theoretical predictions and empirical studies.' R. M. Ramazani, Choice
Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Environmental harm and efficiency; 3. Property rights approach to environmental law; 4. Environmental standard setting; 5. Principles of environmental law and environmental economics; 6. Pricing environmental harm; 7. Market-based instruments; 8. Liability rules; 9. Environmental regulation; 10. Environmental crime; 11. Insurance for environmental damage; 12. Compensation for environmental damage; 13. Environmental federalism; 14. The role of environmental law in developing countries; 15. Epilogue.
