Waste and Recycling: Theory and Empirics Contributor(s): Shinkuma, Takayoshi (Author), Managi, Shunsuke (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415702917 ISBN-13: 9780415702911 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
Dewey: 363.7 |
Series: Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics |
Physical Information: 168 pages |
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Publisher Description: As business as usual has become the mantra of today's world, it's unlikely to see a decrease in hazardous waste generated from greater economic growth. Written by renowned experts, the book suggests a solution, supported by theoretical arguments to this waste problem. The book discusses how main problems for waste management can be addressed through appropriate policies adopted by governments in OECD countries. The book also raises thoughtful questions on how household waste management services should be privatized and who should pay for the disposal and recycling costs. It attempts to answer these questions. The book considers several factors hindering the first-best optimal outcome and highlights two crucial ones. It elaborates further with models and the solutions on how to overcome these obstacles. The book covers not only traditional resource economics and waste management, but also the recent problem of Electric waste (E-waste) and illustrates in details, how the environments of developing countries are inevitably polluted even with the Basel ban Amendment in place. The book proposes an alternative international trading regulation to address E-waste. This book will certainly appeal to industry decision-makers, policy makers and legislators. |