It is increasingly recognised that 'end-of-pipe' environmental policies which limit environmental impact are not sufficient. Instead, 'along-the-pipe' policies are needed which will change the overall patterns of economic activity in order to preclude environmental damage. As this paper discusses, E
Environmental tax reform: The Swedish experience
β Scribed by Sterner, Thomas
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 597 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0961-0405
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