%0 Book
%A Tomasz Zylicz
%D 2015
%C Berlin, Germany
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 9783653048490
%T The Economics of International Environmental Cooperation
%R 10.3726/978-3-653-04849-0
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1048501
%X The Economics of International Environmental Cooperation looks at environmental issues calling for international cooperation, such as river management, transboundary air pollution and climate. It analyses methods used to reduce free-riding in protecting the commons and discusses agreements considered successful – such as the Montreal Protocol – and others that are less effective. In the absence of a supranational authority to enforce solutions in the interest of larger regions, voluntary agreements need to be negotiated by independent agents. They should pass not only aggregate cost-benefit tests, but they have to meet additional criteria in order to win the support of those who cooperate. The book analyses different agreements and draws policy conclusions.
%K air pollution, Montreal Protocol, UNFCCC, climate
%G English