Industry and Environment in Latin America
Industry and Environment in Latin America

Author: Rhys Jenkins

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780415234474

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The impact of globalization on the environment is a much debated issue. Using case-studies from Latin America, this book sets out these debates and presents new empirical evidence on the key questions.

Market-based Instruments for Environmental Policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean
Market-based Instruments for Environmental Policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author: Richard M. Huber

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9780821341490

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To preserve the environment with the lowest possible cost to the social sector means that private costs should be aligned with social costs. Many governments in the Latin American and Caribbean Region are doing this now using market-based instruments (MBIs). This publication investigates the use of MBIs in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) context. The investigation covers a sample of eleven countries in the region and a cross-section of environmental issues in an urban setting.

Environmental Economics and Policy Making in Developing Countries
Environmental Economics and Policy Making in Developing Countries

Author: Ronaldo Seroa da Motta

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13:

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First published in the Planning and Public Policy journal of the Research Institute for Applied Economics (IPEA) in Rio de Janeiro, this collection of papers was written by economists in Brazil, the US, the UK, and The Netherlands. Individual topics include the use of the environmental Kuznets curve in linking environment, growth, and welfare issues; the relationship between international trade and environmental policy and the use of perverse subsidies; a risk analysis perspective of the statistical value of lives in setting environmental costs to determine health benefits; deforestation in Brazil; and climate change effects on agriculture. c. Book News Inc.