Local regulation may be excessively stringent

Authors
Glazer, A
Citation
A. Glazer, Local regulation may be excessively stringent, REG SCI URB, 29(5), 1999, pp. 553-558
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
EnvirnmentalStudies Geografy & Development
Journal title
REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS
ISSN journal
01660462 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
553 - 558
Database
ISI
SICI code
0166-0462(199909)29:5<553:LRMBES>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A jurisdiction can export pollution by imposing regulations that induce fir ms causing the pollution to move elsewhere. Jurisdictions may therefore not "race to the bottom," but instead impose excessively stringent regulations . (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.