The Political Economy of Environmentally Related Taxes
Publisher: Organization for Economic Cooperation & Devel; OECD; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Published: November 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9789264025523
Subjects: Taxation - General; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Political Science; Business / Economics / Finance; Economic aspects; Environmental impact charges; Politics/International Relations
Description: Based on experience in OECD countries, this book provides a comprehensive discussion of the effectiveness of environmentally related taxes, of recent research on the environmental and economic impacts of applying them, an on their potential for wider use. In particular, it looks at how to overcome obstacles to their implementation. It also discusses the environmental and economic effects of combining such taxes with other instruments for environmetal policy.