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Transport, welfare and externalities : replacing the Polluter Pays Principle with the Cheapest Cost Avoider Principle / Dieter Schmidtchen ... [et al.].
- Title
- Transport, welfare and externalities : replacing the Polluter Pays Principle with the Cheapest Cost Avoider Principle / Dieter Schmidtchen ... [et al.].
- Publication
- Cheltenham, Glos, UK ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2009.
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- Description
- xii, 128 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Discussing the relevance of the economic analysis of law for transport policy, this book will appeal to academics in the fields of law and economics, environmental policy and regulatory impact assessment, and European transport policy. Policymakers and civil servants concerned with transport policy, environmental policy and regulatory impact assessment will also find this book valuable."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- New horizons in law and economics
- Uniform Title
- New horizons in law and economics.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-121) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Pigovian tradition and the Polluter Pays Principle -- 3. The Coasian revolution -- 4. Reaching efficiency : Coase versus Pigou -- 5. Replacing the Polluter Pays Principle with the Cheapest Cost Avoider Principle -- 6. Beyond efficiency : strengths and weaknesses of the principles -- 7. Case studies -- 8. The Cheapest Cost Avoider Principle and the European Transport Policy -- 9. Conclusions.
- ISBN
- 9781848444119 (hardback)
- 1848444117 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 40017737994
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries