

An edition of Perverse subsidies (1998)
how tax dollars can undercut the environment and the economy
By Norman Myers,Jennifer Kent
Publish Date
2001
Publisher
Island Press
Language
eng
Pages
235
Description:
This report documents the problem of perverse subsidies, definable here as exerting adverse effects on both the economy and the environment. If perverse subsidies amount to a sizeable proportion of subsidies overall, they exert a significantly distortive impact on the global economy.
subjects: Subsidies, Environmental degradation, Environmental economics, International economics, The Environment, United States, Development - Sustainable Development, Business & Economics, Politics / Current Events, Business/Economics, Public Policy - General, Environmental Conservation & Protection - General, Public Policy - Economic Policy, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Environmental, Environnement, Subventions, Economie de l'environnement, Degradation, Economic policy, Environmental policy, united states, Government spending policy
Places: United States