Environmental policies for agricultural pollution control /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Shortle, J. S. (James S.), Abler, David Gerrard, 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York : CABI Pub., ©2001.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:0851997791
9780851997797
1280811714
9781280811715
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Description
Abstract:This book provides a review and guide to environmental policy options for the control of agricultural pollution (particularly water pollution) and the economic, administrative and political merits of such policies. The principal focus is on the developed world, particularly North America and Europe. The book covers: the issues concerning agriculture and water quality; the voluntary and indirect approaches for reducing externalities and satisfying multiple objectives; the estimation of the benefits and costs of pollution control policies; the pollution control policies in the USA and EU; and the decomposition of the effects of trade on the environment. The book contains 7 chapters and a subject index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 224 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-211) and index.
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