Fiscal Decentralization, Environmental Accountability and the Provision of Environmental Public Goods in China: Evidence from 30 Provinces

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Lan ◽  
Craig Anthony Hart ◽  
Mei Yujia ◽  
Zlatko J Kovacic
Keyword(s):  
Public Goods ◽  
Fiscal Decentralization ◽  
Environmental Public Goods

scholarly journals VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTERNALITIES ON THE EXAMPLE OF AN AGRITOURISM FARM

2019 ◽  
Vol XXI (3) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafał Baum ◽  
Magdalena Kozera-Kowalska
Keyword(s):  
Public Goods ◽  
Negative Externalities ◽  
Leisure Services ◽  
Positive Externalities ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Environmental Public Goods ◽  
Valuation Methodology ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

EU agricultural and agrienvironmental policies design is to improve the provision of environmental public goods and positive externalities (or to reduce negative externalities). In turn, the comprehensive identification and analysis of agricultural external economies involve a need for developing a dedicated valuation methodology. The aim of the article is to review methods of valuation of farm agritourism and an attempt to evaluate the farm’s agrotourism value (based on a case study). Considerations were based on a study of scientific literature and own research. The study focuses on presenting valuation methods for external economies, and proposes a methodology for the valuation of some illustrative positive externalities of agricultural production and of natural environmental resources regarded as public goods. The novelty of the analysis concerns its approach - a transition from theoretical considerations to the operationalization of the problem – the article presents a sample of valuation of the agri-tourism value of a farm, defined as the value of a specific location resulting from the natural beauty of the landscape and leisure services produced by environmental assets. Research (surveys among tourists) was carried out in the selected farm located, in a small village by the Baltic Sea, on the outskirts of a National Park. Analysis of the results indicate that landscape features associated with agricultural activities positively influence the demand for rural tourism. The value estimated by the Travel Cost Method (TCM) amounted to PLN 3,767,325 (approx. EUR 876 thousand). The amount shows the importance of externalities generated by the farm.

Income inequality and willingness to pay for environmental public goods

2017 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
pp. 35-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Baumgärtner ◽  
Moritz A. Drupp ◽  
Jasper N. Meya ◽  
Jan M. Munz ◽  
Martin F. Quaas
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Environmental Public Goods

scholarly journals DESENTRALISASI FISKAL DAN PERUBAHAN STRUKTUR EKONOMI: STUDI PERBANDINGAN KAWASAN SULAWESI DAN JAWA

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-451
Author(s):  
Muh. Amir Arham
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Fiscal Decentralization ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Panel Analysis ◽  
Primary Sector ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Negative Effect

Fiscal decentralization policies by giving greater authority to the regions to create efficiency and effectiveness to provide public goods, because the area is considered better understand the preferences of the community. Besides, fiscal decentralization policies can accelerate economic growth and changes in economic structure that has a devastating impact on the region is still considered backward. In general, backward areas still rely on primary sectors such districts/municipalities in Sulawesi, while the districts/municipalities in Java, relying on non-primary sector tends to be more advanced. Therefore, in general the economy is still underdeveloped Sulawesi compared to Java. The purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of fiscal decentralization on economic structural change districts/municipalities by comparing the two areas considered different economic structure,  Sulawesi and Java. By using a panel analysis of data from 2001-2010 results showed that the fiscal decentralization policies has no effect on changes in the economic structure in Sulawesi. Java, while in the region shows that the negative effect of fiscal decentralization, it means diminishing the role of the primary sector, which leads to changes in the economic structure.

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