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| Hodge, Ian D.. |
| The nature of a person's employment, or lack of it, represents a critical factor influencing the quality of his life. The importance of employment arises not only from the income which work provides for an individual, but also from a variety of other attributes. This paper seeks to draw attention to the broader range of benefits which employment can generate and to consider their significance in the context of some areas of rural policy. After a brief discussion of the non-financial benefits of employment, it is argued that, if current trends continue, the relative importance of these benefits may be expected to increase. This would reduce the relevance of policy studies which ignore these issues and influence the appropriate organisation of some forms of... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 1983 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12517 |
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| Hodge, Ian D.. |
| The phenomenon of the clearance of deep-rooting vegetation leading to dryland salinity exhibits a number of characteristics which indicate the presence of market failure. These are discussed in the context of identifying an optimal level of clearance in a particular catchment. Various policies could be applied in order to correct for these problems. The potential for the use of taxes and regulations is examined and their limitations are identified. A scheme involving the use of transferable rights to cleared land is described and evaluated by means of a hypothetical example. Controls over land clearance will be more easily achieved when they are introduced at an early stage in the land development process. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 1982 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22703 |
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| Latacz-Lohmann, Uwe; Hodge, Ian D.. |
| The present paper reviews the development of agri-environmental policy in Europe and assesses its prospects. While it does so from a predominantly UK perspective, there are many common features of the experience and policy choices across the majority of Member States. The first generation of agri-environmental measures applied command-and-control regulation for the prevention of pollution. Second-generation measures pay farmers for providing environmental public goods. The emphasis on ‘amenity’ derived from the maintenance of agricultural production systems contrasts with policy approaches in Australia and the USA. Well-designed incentive schemes constitute ‘quasi-markets’ for public goods, correcting for a pre-existing market failure. Problems in the... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116179 |
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