Economic Analysis of Environmental Governance During China's Transition Period

Author: Nie Guoqing
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book is a specialized monograph on the economic analysis of environmental governance during the transition period. It first introduces the current research status of economic analysis on environmental governance; then, it compares major environmental governance policy tools, explores the criteria for policy selection in environmental governance, and discusses the mechanisms for choosing environmental policies. Finally, it examines the challenges faced by China's environmental governance during the transition period, describes the basic characteristics of current environmental governance in China, analyzes its main institutional defects, and proposes corresponding strategies and countermeasures to optimize China's environmental governance policies. This book is suitable for reference and study by economic researchers. From an economic perspective, this book investigates environmental governance issues, primarily focusing on solving the following three questions: What kind of environmental governance policies are more efficient? Why are more efficient environmental policies not widely adopted? What environmental governance policies should China adopt during its transition period to better address the current environmental challenges?
Around these three core questions, the book first introduces the current research status of economic analysis on environmental governance; then, it compares major environmental governance policy tools, exploring the criteria for policy selection in environmental governance and the mechanisms for choosing environmental policies; finally, it examines the challenges faced by China's environmental governance during the transition period, describes the basic characteristics of current environmental governance in China, analyzes its main institutional defects, and proposes corresponding strategies and countermeasures to optimize China's environmental governance policies.
The book includes chapters such as Introduction, General Theory of Environmental Economics, Major Policy Tools and Comparison of Environmental Governance, Normative Analysis of Environmental Governance Policy Selection, etc.