Environmental Dilemmas and Policy Design |
|
| Author:
| Aarts, Kees
Pellikaan, Huib
van der Veen, Robert J. |
| Contribution by:
| Barry, Brian
Elkin, Stephen
Goodin, Robert E.
Hardin, Russell
Pateman, Carole
Weingast, Barry |
| Series title: | Theories of Institutional Design Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-62764-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
|
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.95 |
Book Description:
|
It has been assumed that mere awareness of the causes of environmental degradation will not motivate citizens to reduce pollution. Here the authors counter-argue that most citizens are willing to contribute voluntarily towards safeguarding the environment, but that their willingness depends on the social context of the problem they face.
It has been assumed that mere awareness of the causes of environmental degradation will not motivate citizens to reduce pollution. Here the authors counter-argue that most citizens are willing to contribute voluntarily towards safeguarding the environment, but that their willingness depends on the social context of the problem they face.