Environmental Quality as a Target of Economic Policy

Abstract

Environmental degradation manifests itself both at the local and the global level. In order to avoid further environmental degradation environmental quality should be considered as a target of economic policy. The article provides a documentary overview of important environmental studies and shows the results of an empirical scenario study for The Netherlands. Finally, some policy implications of the problem of global warming as a result of increasing carbon dioxide concentrations are discussed.

Citation

van Ierland, E.C. (1991), "Environmental Quality as a Target of Economic Policy", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 18 No. 4, pp. 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/03068299110138199