An Institutional Basis for Environmental Stewardship

The Structure and Quality of Property Rights
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-90-481-6166-9
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 180 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 300 g

Reihe: Environment & Policy

What is the role of government in environmental politics and policy? The answer to this question used to be relatively clear. Government was to regulate the environmental performance of state and non-state actors, to set standards, impose charges, and establish more or less stringent criteria of acceptable behavior. With the increasing appearance of the issues of globalization and global governance in the political science literature, however, the focus has turned to the role of non-state actors. Academic research and the popular debate have identified business, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and civil society as such as increasingly important and potentially powerful actors in the political arena. At the same time, some observers have proclaimed the influence of government to be declining. Others have argued that the role of government primarily is changing rather than declining. Those who adopt the latter perspective postulate that the new role for government in this changing political and socio-economic context is to set the framework for action. In this perspective, government is still of fundamental importance for the functioning of the society, the economy, and political decision-making, but its role is different in that government 'merely' provides the institutional framework facilitating desired outcomes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fuchs, D. A.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 Determinants of environmental quality.- 3 Property rights and environmental stewardship.- 4 Assurance of property rights and environmental stewardship.- 5 The environmental desirability of government intervention.- 6 Conclusions.- Appendix A.- Al The dependent variable: Environmental quality.- A2 The independent variables.- A3 The econometric technique.- A4 The evidence.- A5 Discussion.- Appendix B.- B1 Culture.- B2 Income distribution.- B3 Implications.