Comparative Environmental Regulation in the United States and Russia

Lada V. Kochtcheeva

Description

As environmental problems continue to pose a threat to the well-being of people all over the world, achieving pollution control through innovative methods and at a lower cost becomes very attractive. However, cost-effectiveness and technical rationality are often at odds with political goals and policy traditions. Lada V. Kochtcheeva analyzes the introduction of flexible laws and regulations in both air and water quality policies in the United States and the Russian Federation from the 1960s to the present, and highlights the replacement of command and control systems with flexible instruments such as incentive programs, tradable permits, and pollution charges. With its rich comparative institutional analysis, the book contributes to the debate on institutional dynamism, policy innovation, and new modes of regulation, while simultaneously addressing the processes and attributes of good governance.
List of Illustrations
Preface

1. Environmental Protection through Flexible Regulation

2. On Institutions and Instruments

3. Clear Skies Through Flexible Regulation: U.S. Air Quality Policy

4. How Technology Forcing Limits Flexibility: U.S. Water Quality Policy

5. Pollution Charges and Their Discontents: Russian Air Quality Policy

6. Incentives and Revenue: Russian Water Quality Policy

7. Comparison and Conclusions

Notes
References
Index

Sujets

• Central
• National

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 18 décembre 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780791477076
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Comparatîve Envîronmenta Reguatîon în the Unîted States and Russîa

SUNY serîes în Goba Envîronmenta Poîcy

Uday Desaî, edîtor

Comparatîve Envîronmenta Reguatîon în the Unîted States and Russîa

Institutions, Fexibe Instruments, and Governance

Lada V. Kochtcheeva

Pubîshed by State Unîversîty of New York Press, Abany

© 2009 State Unîversîty of New York

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Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data

Kochtcheeva, Lada V.  Comparatîve envîronmenta reguatîon în the Unîted States and Russîa : înstîtutîons, lexîbe înstruments, and governance / Lada V. Kochtcheeva.  p. cm. — (SUNY serîes în goba envîronmenta poîcy) Incudes bîbîographîca references and îndex.  ISBN 978-0-7914-7691-8 (hbk. : ak. paper)  1. Envîronmenta poîcy—Unîted States. 2. Envîronmenta poîcy—Russîa (Federatîon)I. Tîte.

HC110.E5D86 2009 333.720947—dc22

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

2008024767

To Vyachesav A. Kochtcheev and Tatyana L. Kochtcheeva, my parents, frîends, mentors

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Lîst of Iustratîons

Preface

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Contents

Envîronmenta Protectîon through Fexîbe Reguatîon

On Instîtutîons and Instruments

Cear Skîes through Fexîbe Reguatîon: U.S. Aîr Quaîty Poîcy

How Technoogy Forcîng Lîmîts Fexîbîîty: U.S. Water Quaîty Poîcy

Poutîon Charges and Theîr Dîscontents: Russîan Aîr Quaîty Poîcy

Incentîves and Revenue: Russîan Water Quaîty Poîcy

Comparîson and Concusîons

Notes

References

Index

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