Download or read book Market based Instruments for Environmental Policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Richard M. Huber and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To preserve the environment with the lowest possible cost to the social sector means that private costs should be aligned with social costs. Many governments in the Latin American and Caribbean Region are doing this now using market-based instruments (MBIs). This publication investigates the use of MBIs in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) context. The investigation covers a sample of eleven countries in the region and a cross-section of environmental issues in an urban setting.

Download or read book Environmental Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Aldemaro Romero and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-02-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of readings that explore environmental issues in Latin America and the Caribbean using natural science and social science methods. These papers demonstrate the value of interdisciplinary approaches to analyze and solve environmental problems. The essays are organized into five parts: conservation challenges; national policies, local communities, and rural development; market mechanisms for protecting public goods; public participation and environmental justice; and the effects of development policies on the environment.

Download or read book Market based Environmental Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean Theory and Reality written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Market-based environmental policy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Theory and reality.

Download or read book Latin American Environmental Policy In International Perspective written by Gordon J Macdonald and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-12-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting from the stance that environmental policy has progressed from rhetoric to substance in Latin America, the editors’ proceed through a series of papers to show why, what difference it makes, and how it compares to other parts of the world. In doing so, the book touches on domestic and international factors including political institutions, international development institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and transboundary cooperation. Latin American Environmental Policy in International Perspective is one in a series of books that take a look at Latin America in Global Perspective. Previous titles have addressed politics, gender, regional integration, institutional design, and civil/military relations.

Download or read book Environmental and Devolopment in Latin America and the Caribbean written by DC) WORLD BANK (Washington and published by . This book was released on 199? with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good economic policy can be good environmental policy; Poverty and slow growth can pollute and degrade; Subsidies can be polluters; Openness can reduce pollution; Better health requires cleaner water; Saving the environment can help the economy; Replacing perverse incentives with appropriate ones; Market-based incentives and regulations; Market-based incentives; command-and control measures; Combining regulations and incentives; Harmonizing regulations with incentives; Using the private sector; Making the right choices; Data to establish priorities and raise political awareness; Information and analysis for improved environmental assessment; Analyzing alternatives; Seeking cost-effective interventions; Strenghening institutional capacity; Strengthening institutions; Decentralizing and improving popular participation; New policies for forestry; Minimizing human dislocation; Amerindians; Global issues and international assistance; Priorities and funding; More data and studies are needed; Problems and prospects for global cooperation; World Bank Funded projects with environmental components and GEF Funded Projects; Evolution of an active partnership; Unintended consequences of regulations; Saving Brazil's rainforests; Reducing congestion and pollution in Santiago; Cost-effective air pollution control in Mexico; Carajas - problems of unanticipated consequences; Getting more out of less in Bogota; Greening Haiti; Hard choices in Yacyreta; Regional cooperation for cleaner caribbean waters.

Download or read book The Environmental Dimension of Economic Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Efraín Gonzales de Olarte and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Environmental Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Romero Aldemaro and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-09-03 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of readings that explore environmental issues in Latin America and the Caribbean using natural science and social science methods. These papers demonstrate the value of interdisciplinary approaches to analyze and solve environmental problems. The essays are organized into five parts: conservation challenges; national policies, local communities, and rural development; market mechanisms for protecting public goods; public participation and environmental justice; and the effects of development policies on the environment.

Download or read book Market based Environmental Policy in Latin America written by Jean Jose Acquatella Corrales and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Journal of Environmental Policy and Law in Latin America and the Caribbean written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Institutional Frameworks for Social Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Rodrigo Martínez and published by UN. This book was released on 2018 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword .-- Introduction .-- Part 1. Social policy institutions. -- Chapter I. Institutional framework for social development / Rodrigo Martínez, Carlos Maldonado Valera .-- Chapter II. Social development and social protection institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean: overview and challenges / Rodrigo Martínez, Carlos Maldonado Valera .-- Part 2. Components and institutional framewoek of social protection. -- Chapter III. Labour market regulation and social protection: institutional challenges / Mario D. Velásquez Pinto .-- Chapter IV. Institutional aspects of Latin America's pension systems / Andras Uthoff .-- Chapter V. Care as a pillar of social protection: rights, policies and institutions in Latin America / María Nieves Rico, Claudia Robles .-- Part 3. Policies for specific populations and their institutional framework .-- Chapter VI. Life cycle and social policies: youth institutions in the region / Daniela Trucco .-- Chapter VII. Disability and public policy: institutional progress and challenges in Latin America / Heidi Ullmann .-- Chapter VIII. Latin American Afrodescendants: institutional framework and public policies / Marta Rangel.

Download or read book Environmental and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean written by J. A. Dixon and published by . This book was released on with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good economic policy can be good environmental policy; Market-based incentives and regulations; Making the right choices; Strengthening institutional capacity; Global issues and international assistance.

Download or read book US Environmental Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Alexander F. Watson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Environmental Dimension in Development Planning written by Osvaldo Sunkel and published by United Nations Economic Commission for Latin Americ Ibbean. This book was released on 1990 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Globalisation and Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Matheus Koengkan and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the potential for renewable energy development and the adoption of sustainable production processes in Latin America and the Caribbean. By examining the energy transition process, the impact of environmental degradation, and the relationship between renewable energy sources and economic growth, the effects of increased globalisation and liberalisation in this part of the world are analysed. Particular attention is given to renewable energy investment, the energy-economics growth nexus, the impact of trade openness, and the mitigation of carbon emissions. This book aims to highlight econometric techniques that can be used to tackle issues relating to globalisation, the energy transition, and environmental degradation. It will be relevant to researchers and policymakers interested in energy and environmental economics.

Download or read book Government at a Glance Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of Government at a Glance Latin America and the Caribbean provides the latest available evidence on public administrations and their performance in the LAC region and compares it to OECD countries. This publication includes indicators on public finances and economics, public employment, centres of government, regulatory governance, open government data, public sector integrity, public procurement and for the first time core government results (e.g. trust, inequality reduction).

Download or read book Economic Instruments for Water Management written by Ronaldo Seroa da Motta and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the economic appeal of using water charges to promote efficiency in usage and pollution control can be constrained by institutional and operational problems. Analysing the cases of France, Mexico and Brazil, the authors 'respecti

Download or read book Environmental Justice in Latin America written by David V. Carruthers and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars and activists investigate the emergence of a distinctively Latin American environmental justice movement, offering analysis and case studies that illustrate the connections between popular environmental mobilization and social justice in the region.