Pollution control costs in industry: an economic study

Book · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:5353505

Atkins, M H; Lowe, J F

A major problem of contemporary economic and social policy is the extent to which industrial pollution should be controlled. To this end a substantial amount of academic research has been carried out across the whole spectrum of science. Much theorizing and research has still to stand the test of time since environmental issues are essentially long-term, and there is considerable uncertainty in many natural and applied sciences about pollution and its control. In the sphere of economics, substantial advances have been made at the macro level concerning problems such as economic growth and the quality of life, but there are still many under-researched areas at the micro level. Little work has been done outside the U.S. on the impact of pollution controls on firms and industries in general, and small- and medium-sized firms in particular. This book sets out to fill part of this gap. The first chapters deal with some important strands of economic theory underlying the problem of environmental pollution and later chapters analyze the results of over one hundred interviews conducted with firms on their pollution problems and means of abatement.

• OSTI ID: 5353505
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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