Formal and informal regulation of industrial pollution : comparative evidence from Indonesia and the United States (English)

The authors start from the premise that governments act as agents of the public in regulating pollution, using the instruments at their disposal. But when formal regulatory mechanisms are absent or ineffective, communities will seek other means of translating their preferences into reality. Recent empirical work suggests the widespread existence of such informal regulation: communities are often able to negotiate with or otherwise informally pressure...

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Pargal,Sheoli;

Hettige,Hemamala S.;

Singh, Manjula;

Wheeler,David R.;
Document Date
1997/07/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS1797
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
United States, Indonesia,
Region
Other, East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Formal and informal regulation of industrial pollution : comparative evidence from Indonesia and the United States
Keywords
informal regulation

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Pargal,Sheoli; Hettige,Hemamala S.; Singh, Manjula; Wheeler,David R..

Formal and informal regulation of industrial pollution : comparative evidence from Indonesia and the United States (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 1797 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/272671468777244831

Formal and informal regulation of industrial pollution : comparative evidence from Indonesia and the United States (English)

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