Selecting Policy Instruments for Better Environmental Regulation: A Critique and Future Research Agenda

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 268-292

  Taylor, Christopher ^a   Pollard, Simon ^a   Rocks, Sophie ^a   Angus, Andy ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Evidence; Instrument selection; Policy; Regulation; Risk

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY REFORM; REGULATORY APPROACH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865173720     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.1584     Document Type: Article

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