Regulating the Environment: Economic Development and the States

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2003

Publication Title

International Journal of Economic Development

Publisher

Southern Public Administration Education Foundation

Volume

4

Issue

3-4

Abstract

Policy makers at all levels of government would likely agree on the desirability of both a growing economy and a clean, healthy environment. Yet, for decades there has been a widely held belief that environmental controls have undermined economic competitiveness. Thus, state policy makers are often confronted with choices between protecting the environment and promoting economic development. The work presented in this article identifies the various linkages between state environmental programs and economic growth. In this article, I apply an empirical model, based on transaction cost theory, to state manufacturing industries and investigate how well the double-focus of industry growth and environmental protection has been developed in the states. The results presented here indicate the potential for certain state environmental administrative structures to enhance economic growth by reducing uncertainty and transaction costs.

Keywords

Economic development; Economic policy; Environmental policy; Local government and environmental policy; State governments

Disciplines

Economic Policy | Environmental Policy | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

Language

English

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