Energy Policies in the European Union
Subtitle: Germany's Ecological Tax Reform
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 27, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9783540416524
Subjects: Energy industries & utilities; Environmental Economics; Global warming; Taxation; Taxation law; Pollution control industry; Public Finance (General); Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; International - Economics; Business/Economics; EU (European Union); Germany; Environmental impact charges; Economics - General; Public Finance; Taxation - General; Business & Economics / Public Finance; Business & Economics / Taxation / General; Business & Economics-Economics - General; Business & Economics-Public Finance; Ecological Tax Reform; Energiepolitik; Energy Policy; European Union; Technological innovations; Environmental policy
First sentence: Energy policy is an element of infrastructure policy and thus is important for competitiveness and growth, at the same time it is a crucial element of environmental policy since the generation and use of fossil and nuclear fuels goes along with negative national and international external effects.
Description: "The book offers a theoretical analysis which focuses on double dividend issues. Moreover, the ecological tax reform in Germany and the options of modern energy policy are described and evaluated. The volume presents innovative model simulations and analyzes, in the context of the model, the benefits of a modified tax reform, based on a Schumpeterian approach. Finally, implications for the European Union and other countries are discussed."--Jacket.