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100 1 _aHsu, Shi-Ling.
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Case for a Carbon Tax
_h[electronic resource] :
_bGetting Past Our Hang-Ups to Effective Climate Policy /
_cby Shi-Ling Hsu.
264 1 _aWashington, DC :
_bIsland Press/Center for Resource Economics :
_bImprint: Island Press,
_c2012.
300 _aXII, 236p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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505 0 _aAcknowledgments -- 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.
520 _aThere'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.
650 0 _aEnvironmental sciences.
650 0 _aClimatic changes.
650 0 _aEnvironmental management.
650 0 _aEnvironmental protection.
650 0 _aEconomics.
650 1 4 _aEnvironment.
650 2 4 _aClimate Change.
650 2 4 _aEconomics general.
650 2 4 _aPolitical Science, general.
650 2 4 _aEnvironmental Management.
650 2 4 _aAtmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-178-8
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