Chapter Questions
"Efficiency implies cost-effectiveness, but cost-effectiveness does not imply efficiency." Explain this statement.
Environmental policy is sometimes criticized for being a white, middle-class preoccupation. How might you interpret this position, using the concepts presented in this chapter?
Do you think that the impacts of the program to control automobile pollution are progressively or regressively distributed? How about the program to ensure the quality of public water supply systems?
Is there ever a justification for adopting an environmental regulation that cannot be, or will not be, enforced?
Catalytic converters are required on all new cars to reduce tailpipe emissions. Explain how this technology could have a beneficial impact in the short run but a less beneficial impact in the long run.