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Book SynopsisWhich level of government is most appropriate for environmental policy making in a confederal or federal system? How does the level of government at which policy is made and implemented affect the choice of policy instruments? This important new volume addresses these problems by comparing environmental policies and practices in the European Union and the United States.
In Environmental Policy with Political and Economic Integration, a distinguished group of authors discusses how environmental policy in a federal or confederal system may differ both in theory and practice from that found in a unitary government system. After examining the framework for environmental policy in the EU and US, the authors present papers on their federal institutions, the economic forces affecting environmental governance, the choice of policy instruments, linkages between trade and environmental policy and environmental regulations within international trade negotiations. The final part brings together a series of case studies which sheds new light on the research questions formulated earlier in the book. Issues discussed include the regulation of agricultural pollution, global warming, ozone pollution and environmental security.
In addition to its detailed discussion of environmental policy in the EU and the US, Environmental Policy with Political and Economic Integration will be essential reading for both scholars and policymakers concerned with designing and implementing regulations to protect the environment.
Trade Review’This is a valuable collection of essays. Students of political and economic integration will definitely want to work through the contributions and there is a lot here for environmental economists dealing with trade and European issues.’Table of ContentsContents: Introduction (J.B. Braden, H. Folmer, T.S. Ulen) Part I: The Economic and Philosophical Foundations of Environmental Policy (C.W. Howe, E.T. Freyfogle) Part II: The Law and Economics of Authority in a Federal System (J.E. Pfander, P. Shapiro) Part III: The Political Economy of Instrument Choice (K. Segerson, R. Pethig) Part IV: International Trade and Environmental Policy (C. Ford Runge, A. Ulph) Part V: Case Studies of Comparative Environmental Policies Section A: Agricultural Pollution (W. Brussard, M.R. Grossman, J.S. Shortle) Section B: Global Warming (L. Bergman, C.D. Kolstad) Section C: Tropospheric Ozone Pollution (J.B. Braden, S. Proost) Section D: Environmental Dimensions of National and International Security (K.H. Butts, S. Dalby) Index
