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New Environmental Policy Instruments in the European Union: Politics, Economics, and the Implementation of the Packaging Waste Directive [Kõva köide]

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The use of legislation by EU governments to define environmental standards for industry has been criticised for its poor track record in arresting the decline in the quality of Europe's environment. Environmental economists in particular have proposed that legislation should be supplemented or replaced by New Environmental Policy Instruments (NEPIs), such as eco-taxes, environmental charges, tradable permits and voluntary agreements. This book focuses on practical experiences with NEPIs in the EU and tests their application using the case study of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. It traces the ways in which member states have adapted NEPIs to suit their preferred styles of environmental policy, then assesses their performance and how NEPIs have both assisted and hindered the EU environmental programme. It suggests options for ensuring that the environmental programme does not become fragmented by the use of NEPIs and discusses the implications of EU enlargement.

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For many years, the environmental wing of the economics profession has been deepening its theoretical analysis of economic instruments for environmental protection. However, the practical analysis of these same instruments has remained somewhat neglected. Ian Bailey has now provided a thorough and insightful analysis of the practical operation of such instruments. In so doing, he advances our understanding of this aspect of environmental policy from textbook theory through policy formulation and operation. Along the way, many lessons are learned that will be of great interest to all with an interest in both environmental policy and, more generally, public policy formulation. Dr Alan Barrett, Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland This book is useful for those interested in the development of EU environmental policy and the implementation of economic instruments in doing so...This book is of great interest to policy-makers, environmentalists, and...the packaging industry...it is well organized, easy to consult... International Journal of Environment and Pollution ...well-researched and carefully analysed case studies...the book is very well structured and academically crafted...this book makes a significant contribution in reality-checking the rationalist arguments made in the burgeoning environmental economics literature, and provides readers with a useful introduction to EU institutions and processes. The European Legacy

List of Tables vii
List of Figures viii
Preface ix
Chapter 1: Introduction 1(12)
1.1 Implementing European Union Environmental Policy: Themes and Issues
1(6)
1.2 Aims and Objectives of the Book
7(3)
1.3 Structure of the Book
10(3)
Chapter 2: EU Environmental Policy: Political Processes, NEPIs and Policy Implementation 13(44)
Part 1- Environmental Policy and Politics in the EU
2.1 The Rise of European Environmental Policy
13(4)
2.2 The Nature of European Environmental Decision-Making
17(9)
2.3 Models of European Environmental Policy-making
26(6)
2.4 Issues in EU Environmental Politics
32(8)
2.5 Concluding Comments
40(1)
Part 2 - Environmental Policy Instruments
2.6 Introduction
41(1)
2.7 Command-and-Control Regulation
42(1)
2.8 Environmental Taxes and Charges
43(4)
2.9 Tradable Permits
47(1)
2.10 Voluntary Agreements
48(3)
2.11 Experiences with NEPIs in the European Union
51(3)
2.12 Conclusions
54(3)
Chapter 3: The Packaging Waste Directive 57(31)
3.1 Introduction
51(7)
3.2 National Policies and the Packaging Waste Directive
58(4)
3.3 Negotiating and Transposing the Packaging Waste Directive
62(5)
3.4 National Packaging Waste Management Systems
67(15)
3.5 Comparison of the UK and German Models
82(2)
3.6 Conclusions
84(4)
Chapter 4: Recycling Infrastructure in Britain and Germany (with Richard O'Doherty and Alan Collins) 88(30)
4.1 Introduction
88(1)
4.2 Voluntary Agreements in Britain and Germany
89(7)
4.3 Hypothecation and The Expansion of recycling Infrastructure
96(9)
4.4 PRNs and Tradable Permits in Packaging Waste
105(9)
4.5 Conclusions
114(4)
Chapter 5: Corporate Responses to Environmental Taxes and Charges 118(26)
5.1 Introduction
118(1)
5.2 National Indicators of Packaging Production
119(2)
5.3 Producer Perdeptions of Economic Instruments
121(2)
5.4 Corporate Waste Management
123(6)
5.5 Economic Instruments and Packaging-Waste Management
129(8)
5.6 Alternative Policy Strategies
137(2)
5.7 Conclusions
139(5)
Chapter 6: NEPIs and EU Environmental Policy 144(24)
6.1 Introduction
144(1)
6.2 The Influence of the EU on the Deployment of NEPIs
145(11)
6.3 NEPIs and the EU Environmental Programme
156(8)
6.4 Conclusion
164(4)
Chapter 7: Conclusions and Prospects for the Future 168(23)
7.1 Introduction
168(3)
7.2 NEPIs and EU Monetary Union
171(4)
7.3 NEPIs and EU Enlargement
175(12)
7.4 Conclusions
187(4)
Bibliography 191(29)
Index 220


Ian Bailey, University of Plymouth, UK