New Instruments of Environmental Governance? National Experiences and Prospects

About this book

Many highly industrialized countries are rapidly adopting "new" environmental policy instruments (NEPIs) such as eco-taxes, tradable permits, voluntary agreements and eco-labels. This apparently profound shift has prompted widespread claims that NEPIs have eclipsed regulation as the preferred tool of environmental policy. This volume provides a systematic analysis of the policy and politics surrounding the adoption and use of the main NEPIs in a variety of countries.

Contents

Introduction: "new" instruments of environmental governance - patterns and pathways of change, Andrew Jordan et al. National experiences: the politics of "light-handed" regulation - "new" environmental policy instruments in Australia, Elim Papadakis and Richard Grant; struggling to leave behind a highly regulatory past? "new" environmental policy instruments in Austria, Rudiger K.W. Wurzel et al; the politics of regulatory reform - "new" environmental policy instruments in Finland, Rauno Sairinen; from high regulatory state to social and ecological market economy? "new" environmental policy instruments in Germany, Rudiger K.W. Wurzel et al; much talk but little action? "new" environmental policy instruments in Ireland, Brendan Flynn; instrument innovation in an environmental lead state - "new" environmental policy instruments in the Netherlands, Anthony R. Zito et al; policy innovation or "muddling through"? "new" environmental policy instruments in the United Kingdom, Andrew Jordan et al. Comparative conclusions: "new" environmental policy instruments - an evolution or a revolution in environmental policy?, Andrew Jordan et al.

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