Environmental policy and industrial innovation
Subtitle: strategies in Europe, the USA, and Japan
By: David Wallace.
Publisher: Royal Institute of International Affairs, Energy and Environmental Programme; Earthscan Publications; Distriubuted by the Brookings Institution
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London; Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: Environmental policy -- Europe.; Environmental policy -- United States.; Environmental policy -- Japan.; Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Europe.; Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- United States.; Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Japan.
Description: How can policy-makers pursue environmental goals while simultaneously keeping the burdens on industry to a minimum? Why does innovation play the key role in this balancing act, and what are the implications for the development of sustainable industrial societies? This book examines the evolution of environmental policy in 6 OECD countries. Through numerous examples, it contrasts the widely-varying political and regulatory styles and their consequences for innovation. Two industry-specific case studies provide a transnational perspective on the co-evolution of technology and environmental policy. The book concludes that innovation can be successfully harnessed by setting credible, long-term environmental goals and ensuring that regulatory instruments are grounded in flexibility, dialogue and trust.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.