Import tariffs as environmental policy instruments /

The theoretical results are applied in a policy analysis of eco-tariffs and other trade instruments in the context of domestic and global environmental policy in order to assess the relevance of the eco-tariffs that have been subjected to the theoretical analysis. Finally, the GATT/WTO rules and reg...

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Main Author: Kraus, Christiane
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, [2000]
Series:Economy & environment ; 19.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The theoretical results are applied in a policy analysis of eco-tariffs and other trade instruments in the context of domestic and global environmental policy in order to assess the relevance of the eco-tariffs that have been subjected to the theoretical analysis. Finally, the GATT/WTO rules and regulations are presented, since to date these have banned the use of eco-tariffs. The rules and regulations are mapped against the theoretical results to show which rules ought to be changed."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 247 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241).
ISBN:9789401596145 (electronic bk.)
940159614X (electronic bk.)