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Environmental policy and the law of unintended consequences : eight case studies from around the world
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33 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. - Publisher: Winnipeg, Man. : Frontier Centre for Public Policy, 2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "May 2010"--Cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Executive summary -- Preface: Case study 1. An environmental disaster on Macquarie Island -- Introduction: The law of unintended consequences -- Case study 2. The great golf cart boom of 2009 -- Case study 3. Biofuel subsidies -- Case study 4. How energy-efficiency appliance subsidies create GHG emissions -- Case study 5. The ban on DDT and the resurgence of malaria -- Case study 6. Perverse incentives and the Endangered Species Act -- Case study 7. How forest fire prevention policies backfired -- Case study 8. Fuel economy standards, highway fatalities and increased driving -- Conclusion -- Endnotes. |
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| Subject: | Environmental impact analysis -- Case studies Environmental policy -- Case studies Environmental protection -- Case studies Environmental degradation |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Legislative Library, Vaughan Street | HC 111 Fro no. 87 (Text) | 36970000995029 | Manitoba Heritage Collection | Not holdable | Onsite consultation | - |
