Do the variable charges really increase the effectiveness and economy of waste management? A case study of the Czech Republic

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-77

  Slavik, Jan ^a   Pavel, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Administrative costs; Economy; Effectiveness; Fixed fees; Variable charges

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE COST; CZECH REPUBLIC; ECONOMY; EFFECTIVENESS; EUROPEAN REGULATION; FIXED FEES; LOCAL DECISION-MAKING; MUNICIPAL WASTE; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES;

COSTS; RESEARCH; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

DECISION MAKING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; TRANSACTION COST; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CZECH REPUBLIC; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SOCIAL STATUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 84871384064     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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