Flexible Incentives for the Adoption of Environmental Technologies in
Agriculture identifies and structures more flexible economic
incentives for the achievement of environmental goals in agriculture. It
provides a conceptual framework and presents case studies that analyze
how flexible incentives can address environmental problems that are
caused by agricultural production. The book brings together economists,
agency personnel and political economists for the purpose of exploring
how new cutting-edge economic tools could be developed and applied to
environmental problems. The goal of the book is to complement and to
expand the economic theory of environmental regulation and technology
adoption with new research findings.
The key theme of this book is the important role technology takes when
addressing environmental problems. New technologies and technical
development are broadly defined to include economic instruments,
innovative ways to communicate environmental information, new economic
institutions, and education. This book is designed for public and
private policymakers, government analysts, teachers, researchers and
students who specialize in the fields of natural resources, agricultural
economics and environmental regulation. It provides a fresh perspective
on what types of incentives may be used to lead us to the desired
environmental outcomes and offers new ideas about the types of economic
instruments that may achieve these outcomes.