Green taxation in East Asia
By: edited by Richard Cullen, Jefferson VanderWolk, Yan Xu
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781849803007
Subjects: Law and legislation; Congresses; Environmental impact charges
Notes: Based on conference held at Hong Kong University in January 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Conspectus  -- Richard Cullen and Yan Xu; title: Environmental taxation in China : the case of transport fuel taxation  -- Yan Xu; title: Green tax measures for Hong Kong : a policy proposal  -- Jefferson VanderWolk; title: Land transportation in Singapore : tax and regulatory policies to promote sustainable development  -- Stephen L.H. Phua; title: Environmental taxation in the United States : retrospective and prospective  -- Janet E. Milne; title: Optimal climate change tax policy for small open economies  -- Arthur J. Cockfield; title: Not enough room for optimal choices? : the European legal framework for green taxes  -- Mattias Derlén and Johan Lindholm; title: Behavior modifying taxes, emissions trading and tax expenditure reform : market-based responses to climate change in Australia  -- Wayne Gumley and Natalie Stoianoff; title: Green taxation : the New Zealand story  -- Shelley Griffiths; title: Concluding thoughts : a greener future? -- Jefferson VanderWolk.