9780521621564 - Environmental Dilemmas and Policy Design (Theories of Institutional Design) von Pellikaan, Huib; Veen, Robert J. Van Der (4 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. The authors argue that citizens are willing and able to contribute towards environmental protection. Series: Theories of Institutional Design. Num Pages: 262 pages, 25 b/w illus. 28 tables. BIC Classification: JH; KCA; KCP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. . 2002. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - According to the logic of collective action, mere awareness of the causes of environmental degradation will not motivate rational agents to reduce pollution. Yet some government policies aim to enlist citizens in schemes of voluntary cooperation, drawing on an ethos of collective responsibility. Are such policies doomed to failure This book provides a novel application of rational choice theory to a large-scale survey of environmental attitudes in The Netherlands. Its main findings are that rational citizens are motivated to cooperate towards a less polluted environment to a large extent, but that their willingness to assume responsibility depends on the social context of the collective action problem they face. This empirical study is an important volume in the development of a more consistent foundation for rational choice theory in policy analysis, which seeks to clarify major theoretical issues concerning the role of moral commitment, self-interest and reciprocity in environmental behaviour.