Incentives for pollution control
Subtitle: regulation and(?) or(?) information
By: Jérôme Foulon, Paul Lanoie, Benoît Laplante.
Contributors: Lanoie, Paul.; Laplante, Benoît, 1960-; World Bank. Development Research Group. Environment and Infrastructure.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2291; Policy research working papers ;; 2291.
Publisher: World Bank, Development Research Group, Infrastructure and Environment
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Pollution -- Standards.; Disclosure of information.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Environmental protection.; Environmental responsibility.; Environmental impact charges.
Description: Both regulation and public disclosure belong in the environmental regulators' arsenal. Strong, clear standards combined with a significant, credible penalty system send the right signals to the regulated community, which responds by lowering pollution emissions. The public disclosure of environmental performance also provides strong additional incentives to pollution control.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-31).
"February 2000"--Cover.
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