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The Case for a Carbon Tax (Record no. 24345)

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International Standard Book Number 9781610911788
978-1-61091-178-8
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Classification number QC902.8-903.2
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Classification number 577.27
Edition number 23
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-- Washington, DC :
-- Island Press/Center for Resource Economics :
-- Imprint: Island Press,
-- 2012.
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Personal name Hsu, Shi-Ling.
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Title The Case for a Carbon Tax
Medium [electronic resource] :
Remainder of title Getting Past Our Hang-Ups to Effective Climate Policy /
Statement of responsibility, etc by Shi-Ling Hsu.
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Extent XII, 236p.
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Formatted contents note Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Climate Change Policy Alternatives. Carbon Taxes. Command-and-Control Regulation. Cap-and-Trade. Government Subsidies -- 3. Ten Arguments for a Carbon Tax. One: Economic Efficiency. Two: Excessive Formation of Capital. Three: Non-Interference with Other Regulatory Instruments or Jurisdictions. Four: Government Is Better at Reducing “Bads” Than Increasing “Goods”. Five: Incentives for Innovation—Price Effects. Six: Incentives for Innovation—Price Breadth. Seven: Administrability. Eight: International Coordination. Nine: Revenue Raising. Ten: Economic Efficiency Revisited: Prices versus Quantities under Uncertainty. Conclusion -- 4. Arguments against a Carbon Tax. Political Economy Considerations. Regressiveness. Ineffectiveness. Crowding Out. Conclusion -- 5. Carbon Tax Psychology. The “Do No Harm” Effect. The Identifiability Effect. The Endowment Effect. Conclusion -- 6. Changing Political Fortunes? -- 7. Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Index.
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Summary, etc There's a simple, straightforward way to cut carbon emissions and prevent the most disastrous effects of climate change-and we're rejecting it because of irrational political fears. That's the central argument of The Case for a Carbon Tax, a clear-eyed, sophisticated analysis of climate change policy. Shi-Ling Hsu examines the four major approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control regulation; government subsidies of alternative energy; and carbon taxes. Weighing the economic, social, administrative, and political merits of each, he demonstrates why a tax is currently the most effective policy. Hsu does not claim that a tax is the perfect or only solution-but that unlike the alternatives, it can be implemented immediately and paired effectively with other approaches. In fact, the only real barrier is psychological. While politicians can present subsidies and cap-and-trade as "win-win" solutions, the costs of a tax are immediately apparent. Hsu deftly explores the social and political factors that prevent us from embracing this commonsense approach. And he shows why we must get past our hang-ups if we are to avert a global crisis. In fact, the only real barrier is psychological. While politicians can present subsidies and cap-and-trade as "win-win" solutions, the costs of a tax are immediately apparent. Hsu deftly explores the social and political factors that prevent us from embracing this commonsense approach. And he shows why we must get past our hang-ups if we are to avert a global crisis. In fact, the only real barrier is psychological. While politicians can present subsidies and cap-and-trade as "win-win" solutions, the costs of a tax are immediately apparent. Hsu deftly explores the social and political factors that prevent us from embracing this commonsense approach. And he shows why we must get past our hang-ups if we are to avert a global crisis.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Environmental sciences.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Climatic changes.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Environmental management.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Environmental protection.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economics.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Environment.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Climate Change.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economics general.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Political Science, general.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Environmental Management.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.
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Title Springer eBooks
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-178-8
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2014-04-08AUM Main Library2014-04-08 2014-04-08 E-Book   AUM Main Library577.27
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