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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (2) Autor Anderson, Soren T. (1) Ikram, S.M.M. (1) Jayasinghe-Mudalige, Udith K. (1) MacAuley, Molly K. (1) Udugama, J.M.M. (1) Walls, Margaret (1) Mais... Palavra-chave Solid waste management (2) Environment management (1) Environmental Economics and Policy (1) Farm Management (1) Food processing sector in Sri Lanka (1) H70 (1) Incentives (1) Market organization (1) Q20 (1) Regulation (1) State and local government (1) Voluntary adoption (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Conference Paper or Presentation (1) Working or Discussion Paper (1) Ano 2011 (1) 2003 (1) País United States (2) Idioma Inglês (2)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última The Organization of Local Solid Waste and Recycling Markets: Public and Private Provision of Services AgEcon Walls, Margaret; MacAuley, Molly K.; Anderson, Soren T.. We study determinants of market organization of local public services by an empirical examination of one of the most visible municipal services, residential waste management. Using a multinomial logit model and data for 1,000 U.S. communities, we explore the effect of political influence, voter ideology, environmental constraints, production costs (i.e., "economies of density"), and contracting transaction costs on a community's choice of market arrangement for waste collection and recycling. We find that cost factors are a significant determinant of service delivery method. In contrast, few of the political variables are statistically significant. These results hold for our models of both waste and recycling, lending further evidence to the conclusion... Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper Palavras-chave: Market organization; Solid waste management; State and local government; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q20; H70. Ano: 2003 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10892 VOLUNTARY ACTION OF A FIRM ON ENVIROMENT MANAGEMENT: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT ON SRI LANKAN FOOD PROCESSING FIRMS’ RESPONSE TO THE PRIVATE AND REGULATORY INCENTIVES AgEcon Jayasinghe-Mudalige, Udith K.; Udugama, J.M.M.; Ikram, S.M.M.. The effect of a set of private/market (i.e. financial implications, internal efficiency, market response) and public/non-market (i.e. government regulation, judiciary/legal system) incentives for a firm to act voluntarily on environmental quality is examined. It uses the levels of adoption of five solid waste management practices [SWMPs], namely: (1) 3R system; (2) Composting; (3) Good manufacturing practices; (4) Biogas unit, and (5) ISO 14000 by food processing sector in Sri Lanka in response to the prevalence of each incentive at the firm as the case. The data collected from 325 firms through in-depth interviews and site inspections and supported by a validated structured questionnaire were analyzed using the principles of Structural Equation Modeling.... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Environment management; Food processing sector in Sri Lanka; Incentives; Regulation; Solid waste management; Voluntary adoption; Farm Management. Ano: 2011 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100567 Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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