Cover -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Deregulation and liberalisation: new challenges for environmental policy -- 1 THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS OF DEREGULATION: AN INTRODUCTION -- 2 COMPETITIVENESS, DEREGULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION -- 3 DEREGULATING ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN A PERSPECTIVE OF STIMULATING KNOWLEDGE GENERATION -- 4 ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN A DEREGULATED ENVIRONMENT -- 5 DEREGULATION AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INSTRUMENT IN HUNGARY -- Part II: Sectoral perspectives -- 6 LIBERALISATION IN THE ENERGY SECTOR: ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT OR OPPORTUNITY -- 7 LIBERALISATION OR DEREGULATION? THE EU's TRANSPORT POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- 8 MARKET AND REGULATORY FAILURE IN THE WATER SECTOR -- Part III: Industry in a deregulatory climate -- 9 LARGE FIRMS, SMEs, ENVIRONMENTAL DEREGULATION AND COMPETITIVENESS -- 10 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INSTRUMENTS IN A DEREGULATORY CLIMATE: THE BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE -- 11 VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS AS A FORM OF DEREGULATION? THE DUTCH EXPERIENCE -- 12 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN THENETHERLANDS: TOWARDS THE THIRD GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING -- 13 EPILOGUE -- Index.

Examines the environmental implication of economic deregulation through case studies of the energy, transport and water sectors. The book deals with options for deregulation, looking at self-regulation, negotiated agreements and environmental management systems. Presenting evidence from a number of EU member states and Hungary, a likely contender for EU membership, this work points at particular challenges facing these countries.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.