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Green Pricing in the A sia P acific: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Author(s) -

Burke Paul J.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

asia and the pacific policy studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.529

H-Index - 14

ISSN - 2050-2680

DOI - 10.1002/app5.39

Subject(s) - externality , subsidy , economics , politics , microeconomics , resource (disambiguation) , natural resource economics , public economics , market economy , political science , computer science , computer network , law

This article discusses the potential benefits of an enhanced use of externality pricing schemes in the A sia P acific. Prices on emissions and congestion could ameliorate the negative effects of underpriced resource use, be pro‐poor and improve fiscal capacities. The main implementation challenges are political and institutional. Lessons are drawn from recent experiences in environmental taxation and the removal of fossil fuel subsidies.

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