Book
IISD Publications Centre
Perverse Subsidies: How Tax Dollars Can Undercut the Environment and the Economy
» Jennifer Kent, Norman Myers, Island Press, 2001. Book, 277 pages, copyright: Norman Myers and Jennifer Kent, ISBN 1-55963-835-4In Perverse Subsidies Dr. Myers, University of Oxford professor and one of the world's leading environmental economists, outlines hundreds of examples of perverse subsidies that are granted at the expense of the environment.
In this critically acclaimed book, Dr. Myers addresses the implications of perverse subsidies in five leading sectors: agriculture, fossil fuels, road transportation, water and fisheries, and shows how these subsidies undercut our economies and environments alike.
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Contents
Part I. Background
Chapter 1. Introduction: What Are Subsidies?
Chapter 2. When Do Subsidies Become Perverse?
Part II. Sectoral Analyses
Chapter 3. Agriculture
Chapter 4. Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Energy
Chapter 5. Road Transportation
Chapter 6. Water
Chapter 7. Fisheries
Chapter 8. Forestry
Chapter 9. Overview Assessment
Part III. Policy
Chapter 10. What Shall We Do About It all?
Notes
Index
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Highlighted Report
Our Vision is 20/20: A proud past and a vital future: IISD 2010 Annual Report
» Dave Wilkins, IISD, 2010.The 2009–2010 IISD Annual Report highlights the theme: Our Vision is 20/20. The theme articles provided recognize IISD's 20th anniversary by reflecting on our accomplishments over the past 20 years and the major challenges we face in the next two decades. The report includes a guest essay by Richard Matthew, Senior Fellow, IISD, and Director, Center for Unconventional Security Affairs, University of California, Irvine. We also provide thought-provoking articles on: the way forward after the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference; the latest interactive online communication tools; a review of agricultural practices and the changes required to help ensure long-term preservation of the environment; why sustainable public procurement is stimulating markets for greener goods and services; how the trouble with the Earth's credit limit is intricately linked with the problems in financial markets and major economies and the need for a transformative change; how place-based governance initiatives can address socioeconomic and environmental policy issues; and our financial performance for the year ending March 31, 2010.
Our Knowledge
» Themes
- Adaptation and Risk Reduction
- Climate Change and Energy
- Economics and SD
- Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding
- Foreign Investment for SD
- Governance for Sustainable Development
- Internet and Technology
- International Trade
- Measurement and Assessment
- Natural Resources
- Networks & Partnerships
- Sustainable Markets
- Tomorrow's SD Leaders
» Initiatives
- Water Innovation Centre (WIC)
- The Sustainable Commodity Initiative (SCI)
- Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI)
