Screen LibraryEnvironmental taxes and fiscal reform
A review of the literature on environmental taxes, focusing on European experiences, and analysing how such taxes can contribute to green causes as well as reducing the tax burden from "ordinary" taxation. The authors examine the potential 'double dividend' from tax reform for he...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Central issues in contemporary economic theory and policy
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230392403 |
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A review of the literature on environmental taxes, focusing on European experiences, and analysing how such taxes can contribute to green causes as well as reducing the tax burden from "ordinary" taxation. The authors examine the potential 'double dividend' from tax reform for helping the environment, reducing unemployment and encouraging growth. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230392397. |
| Carrier Form: | 280 p. : 24 figures, 50. |
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9780230392397 9780230392403 : 0230392407 : |
| CLC: | F810.42 |
| Contents: | Preface-- L.Castellucci & A. Markandya PART I: GENERAL ISSUES Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing-- M. Scasny & V. Maca PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution-- D. Slunge & T. Sterner Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy-- L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli PART III: CARBON TAXATION Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instr |