 A Role for Economic Instruments in Reconciling Agricultural and Environmental Policy in Accordance with the Polluter Pays PrincipleAndy G Conway European Review of Agricultural Economics, 1991, vol. 18, issue 3-4, 467-84 Abstract: This paper explores how economic policy instruments might contribute to reconciling agricultural and environmental policies in accordance with the polluter pays principle, which implies rewards for environmental improvements, as well as payments for environmental damage. It is argued that changes in property rights and an ecological perspective on agricultural production are essential to the elimination of the apparent inconsistency between ecological efficiency and economic efficiency. While the valuation of external effects is problematic, economic policy instruments are seen as having an important and increasing role in environmental management and as contributing to the integration of agricultural and environmental policies. Copyright 1991 by Oxford University Press. Date: 1991 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:oup:erevae:v:18:y:1991:i:3-4:p:467-84 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article European Review of Agricultural Economics is currently edited by Timothy Richards, Salvatore Di Falco, Céline Nauges and Vincenzina Caputo More articles in European Review of Agricultural Economics from Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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