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Business & Economics Environmental Economics

Economic Analysis of Environmental Policies

by (author) Donald Dewees, C.K. Everson & William Sims

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Dec 1975
Category
Environmental Economics, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Environmental Policy, Green Business, Canadian, Essays
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    ISBN
    9781442638242
    Publish Date
    Dec 1975
    List Price
    $25.95

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A framework is concisely presented for the economic analysis of pollution problems and for evaluating proposed solutions. The substantial recent literature on environmental economics is reviewed and related to Ontario environmental policy. Topics include the theory of externalities as an explanation of environmental problems, policy objectives, costs of information and monitoring, and the impact of these costs on control policy selection. Three case studies of specific pollution problems – sulphur dioxide from a smelter, lead from downtown factories, and urban automobile emissions – are given, and possible solutions explored.

 

The authors' methodology is applicable not only to air and water pollution but also to noise, aesthetic degradation, and solid waste. This study will be welcomed by specialists, civil servants, and students trying to understand the economic aspects of environmental maintenance.

About the authors

Donald N. Dewees is a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Toronto.

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C.K. Everson was a visiting member of the Department of Economics at Erindale College.

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William Sims is a professor emeritus of economics at Concordia University.

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