Alternative Pollution Control Policies in Developing Countries: Informal, Informational, and Voluntary

EfD Discussion Paper
1 January 2009

In developing countries, weak environmental regulatory institutions often undermine conventional command-and-control policies. As a result, these countries are increasingly experimenting with alternative approaches that aim to leverage nonregulatory “green” pressures applied by local communities, capital markets, and consumers. This article reviews three strands of the empirical literature on this trend.

 

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Publication | 9 June 2009