| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 247 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Theories of institutional design.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-238) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Background -- Environmental pollution as a problem of collective action -- Dutch approach: self-regulation as a policy concept -- Actor's perspective on collective action -- Part II. The survey -- Preference orderings and measurement -- Rational choice -- Consistency of motives and preferences -- Non-equivalence of the cases -- Reported behaviour -- Part III. Conclusions: theory and policy -- Do people accept self-regulation policy? -- Do people agree with the environmental ethos? -- Moral commitment and rational cooperation -- Reciprocity and cooperation in environmental dilemmas -- Assessing self-regulation policies. |
| Summary |
It has been assumed that mere awareness of the causes of environmental degradation will not motivate citizens to reduce pollution. Here the authors counter-argue that most citizens are willing to contribute voluntarily towards safeguarding the environment, but that their willingness depends on the social context of the problem they face. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Environmental policy -- Netherlands.
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Environmental protection -- Netherlands -- Citizen participation.
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Rational choice theory.
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| Indexed Term |
Samfundsvidenskab Sociologi. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Veen, Robert J. van der.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pellikaan, Huib. Environmental dilemmas and policy design. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 (DLC) 2001043706 |
| ISBN |
9780521621564 (hardback) |
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0521621569 (hardback) |
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9780521627641 (paperback) |
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0521627648 (paperback) |
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0511039999 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511039997 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511491061 (electronic bk.) |
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0511491069 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511050404 (electronic bk.) |
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0511050402 (electronic bk.) |
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0511147848 |
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9780511147845 |
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0521621569 (hardback) |
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0521627648 (paperback) |
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