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Applying Market-Based Instruments to Environmental Policies in China and
Applying MarketBased Instruments to Environmental Policies in China and Author:Oecd China's rapid economic growth since the late 1970s has been a remarkable achievement, and is projected to continue. However, this prospect could be compromised by pollution of air, water, and land, the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, and the environemntal impacts on public health. Air pollution associated with the use ... more »of coal for energy and industrial purposes is a particularly serious challenge in China, with important domestic and transboundary implications. This book presents papers from an international workshop co-sponsored by the OECD and China's National Environmental Protection Agency on the application of economic instruments to control air pollution in China and OECD countries. It presents the state-of-the-art in this field, based upon contributions from Chinese and OECD country policy makers and experts.« less