Environmental Contracts - Comparative Approaches to Regulatory Innovation in the United States and Europe (Hardcover)

Environmental regulation came of age towards the end of the 20th century as the blunt methods of command-and-control were subjected to trenchant criticism from both economists and lawyers in the United States and Europe. As a result of this intellectual development, as well as continuing and increasing severity of environmental problems, there is a need for fresh thinking about regulatory methods that are rational from both economic and legal points of view. This text focuses on the viability of one particular regulatory innovation - the use of agreements or contracts for environmental regulation - as it has been practised in the United States and Europe. The various contributions explore the general idea that certain kinds of environmental problems may best be addressed through contracts among interested parties, including representatives of various levels of government, business, local community and employment representatives, and public interest groups. The parties get together to discuss a particular problem and then agree to an agreement or contract designed to address key issues and interests. At least in some situations, this approach may yield greater flexibility, stronger commitment, and more creative outcomes than traditional command-and-control regulation. Experiments in the use of environmental contracts have begun on both sides of the Atlantic, a fact which makes the comparative study offered here especially timely and valuable.

General

Imprint:	Kluwer Law International
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Comparative Environmental Law and Policy Series Set
Release date:	March 2001
First published:	March 2002
Authors:	Eric W. Orts
Dimensions:	230 x 164 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	447
ISBN-13:	978-90-411-9821-1
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Comparative law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > Environment law Promotions
LSN:	90-411-9821-0
Barcode:	9789041198211

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