Green Taxation in Question : Politics and Economic Efficiency in Environmental Regulation

Environmental Economists Pay Little Or No Attention To The Political Context Within Which Green Taxation Would Be Introduced. In Order To Understand The Real-life Politics Of Green Taxation, Carsten Daugbjerg And Gert Tinggaard Svendsen Identify Three Main Political Constraints: The Micro-level Approach Of Rent Seeking The Macro-level Approach Of Party Politics And The Meso-level Approach Of Policy Networks. Based On These Findings The Authors Develop Policy Recommendations Concerning The Future Design Of Green Taxation And International Permit Trading. The Politics And Economics Of Green Taxation / Carsten Daugbjerg And Gert Tinggaard Svendsen -- Group Mobilization And Rent-seeking / Gert Tinggaard Svendsen -- Parties Matter / Carsten Daugbjerg -- Policy Networks / Carsten Daugbjerg -- Designing Green Taxation / Carsten Daugbjerg With Gert Tinggaard Svendsen -- Designing Permit Trading / Gert Tinggaard Svendsen. Carsten Daugbjerg And Gert Tinggard Svendsen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 179-195) And Index. Environmental economists have in general paid little or no attention to the political context within which green taxation would be introduced. In order to understand the real-life politics of green taxation, it is necessary to establish which political constraints determine the actual design of green taxes. Daugbjerg and Svendsen identify rent-seeking, party politics, and policy networks as the three main constraints in environmental regulation. This analysis forms the basis of policy recommendations on the future design of green taxation and international permit trading. Even though these policy recommendations are second best in strict economic terms, they are the best economic designs given that they must be politically feasible. Annotation Environmental economists pay little or no attention to the political context within which green taxation would be introduced. In order to understand the real-life politics of green taxation, Carsten Daugbjerg and Gert Tinggaard Svendsen identify three main political constraints: the micro-level approach of rent seeking; the macro-level approach of party politics; and the meso-level approach of policy networks. Based on these findings the authors develop policy recommendations concerning the future design of green taxation and international permit trading Front Matter....Pages i-xiii The Politics and Economics of Green Taxation....Pages 1-15 Group Mobilization and Rent-Seeking....Pages 17-43 Parties Matter....Pages 45-81 Policy Networks....Pages 83-116 Designing Green Taxation....Pages 117-135 Designing Permit Trading....Pages 137-167 Back Matter....Pages 169-200 From being a minor policy issue administered by the less prestigious branches of government departments, pollution control has grown to be an important issue in contemporary societies.