Market reform promises more environmental protection and more profitable agriculture at lower financial cost. Too good to be true? This book examines numerous empirical examples of policy in action to identify principles for the successful application of market-based policy instruments.
Market reform promises more environmental protection and more profitable agriculture at lower financial cost. Too good to be true? This book examines numerous empirical examples of policy in action to identify principles for the successful application of market-based policy instruments.
Stewart Lockie is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Director of the Cairns Institute at James Cook University. He is Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Sociology and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Professor Lockie's research addresses natural resource management, food and agriculture, sustainable development and climate adaptation.
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1. Market Failure and Agri-Environmental Policy Reform 2. Thinking Environment Policy: Markets, Property and Services 3. Self-Help Sustainability: Community-Based Natural Resource Management 4. Standards, Certification and Sustainable Value Chain Governance 5. Payments for Ecosystem Service Provision 6. Pricing Resource Use: Eco-Taxes and Tradeable Rights 7. Conclusion: Market-Based Policy for Agricultural Sustainability References
