Green Taxation in Question
Subtitle: Politics and Economic Efficiency in Environmental Regulation
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave
Published: December 14, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780333776490
Subjects: Environmental economics; Nature; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Taxation - General; Political Science / Economic Policy; General; Air; Case studies; Europe; Government policy; Pollution
First sentence: From being a minor policy issue administered by the less prestigious branches of government departments, pollution control has grown to be an important issue in contemporary societies.
Description: Environmental economists pay little or no attention to the political context within which green taxation would be introduced. In order to understand the real-life politics of green taxation, Carsten Daugbjerg and Gert Tinggaard Svendsen identify three main political constraints: the micro-level approach of rent seeking the macro-level approach of party politics and the meso-level approach of policy networks. Based on these findings the authors develop policy recommendations concerning the future design of green taxation and international permit trading.