Taxing virgin materials: An approach to waste problems

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 15-29

  Bruvoll, Annegrete ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Environmental taxation; Virgin materials; Waste

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TAXATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; TAX POLICY; VIRGIN MATERIALS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; TAX; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032032646     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(97)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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