The choice of pollution control policy instruments in developing countries: arguments, evidence and suggestions

Russell, Clifford S.; Vaughan, William J.

doi:10.4337/9781781950173.00016

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“…However, none of these solve all the regulator's problems. With the market-based instruments, the regulator faces many of the old problems associated with command-and-control regulation plus new problems specifically related to the complexity of the market instruments themselves (e.g., Bell and Russell 2003;Russell and Vaughan 2003).…”

Section: Public Disclosure As a Policy Instrumentmentioning

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Public disclosure of industrial pollution: the PROPER approach for Indonesia?

López

Sterner

Afsah³

2007

Envir. Dev. Econ.

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This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the Program for Pollution Control Evaluation and Rating (PROPER) in Indonesia. PROPER, the first major public disclosure program in the developing world, was launched in June 1995; though it collapsed in 1998 with the Asian financial crisis, it is currently being revived. There have been claims of success for this pioneering scheme, yet little formal analysis has been undertaken. We analyze changes in emissions concentrations (mg/L) using panel data techniques with plant-level data for participating firms and a control group. The results show that there was indeed a positive response to PROPER, especially among firms with poor environmental compliance records. The response was immediate, and firms pursued further emissions reductions in the following months. The total estimated reductions in biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were approximately 32%.

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Section: Public Disclosure As a Policy Instrumentmentioning

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Public disclosure of industrial pollution: the PROPER approach for Indonesia?

López

Sterner

Afsah³

2007

Envir. Dev. Econ.

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“…Policy can be designed in such a way that instruments are implemented incrementally, beginning with relatively simply instruments and becoming increasingly sophisticated as institutional capacity grows (Bell and Russell [3], Russell and Vaughan [5], Pearce and Turner [9]). It is also important to develop a culture of compliance whereby compliance becomes the norm and illegal dumping becomes socially unacceptable (Russell and Vaughan [5]). For example, to start with, it is likely to be easier to place a tax on products at the point of sale, or to monitor waste entering landfill sites or generated by large producers; rather than attempting to monitor the quantity of waste generated by individual households, as well as illegal dumping.…”

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Market-based instruments in South Africa: a review

Nahman¹,

Godfrey²,

Wise³

2008

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Sustainable development presents particular challenges for developing countries, where the need for rapid economic development to overcome poverty and inequality often makes environmental protection a low priority. Market-based instruments (MBIs), which make it possible for environmental considerations to be built into everyday economic decision-making, and for environmental objectives to be achieved at the lowest possible cost to society, may be appropriate policy instruments for addressing these types of challenges. However, despite their potential advantages in the developing country context, MBIs may not always be appropriate for developing countries, and should not be seen as panaceas that can simply be transferred to developing countries without considering local circumstances. By way of example, this paper reviews the use of MBIs for solid waste management in South Africa, and presents results from a survey of waste management authorities regarding the opportunities and constraints associated with their implementation. It is found that a number of fundamentals need to be put in place before MBIs can be implemented. However, this does not imply that the potential of MBIs should be ignored. Indeed, it is proposed that MBIs can be designed and implemented in an innovative, incremental way whereby capacity and experience are gradually developed over time.

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“…For example, see Russell and Vaughan's (2003) discussion of whether and under what conditions, particular versions of charge or tradable discharge permit schemes can deliver the economist's touchstone, static economic efficiency (here lowest costs for given ambient quality results).…”

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