Evaluating the use of “free market” policies to protect the environment in Peru: plastic bags, civil liability, and urban planning
This paper discusses the concept of free-market environmentalism and its implementation in Peru. The article starts by explaining the two competing ways of understanding humanity's role in preserving the environment-the Malthusian and Promethean approaches. Then, the trend of leftist policies d...
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I26-R133-article-136032025-05-14T17:52:13Z Evaluating the use of “free market” policies to protect the environment in Peru: plastic bags, civil liability, and urban planning Evaluating the use of “free market” policies to protect the environment in Peru: plastic bags, civil liability, and urban planning Sumar Albujar, Oscar Augusto Dulanto Tello, Andrés Orellana Presentación, Julio Cesar environmental law; environment protection; free market; regulatory law; Peru. environmental law; environment protection; free market; regulatory law; Peru. This paper discusses the concept of free-market environmentalism and its implementation in Peru. The article starts by explaining the two competing ways of understanding humanity's role in preserving the environment-the Malthusian and Promethean approaches. Then, the trend of leftist policies depending on prohibitions and the state of human rights in environmental issues is discussed. The paper also argues the importance of the objective of environmental protection which is not necessarily related to the specific tools to reach it. Authors suggest that free-market environmentalism, which advocates for the use of mechanisms based on the market, such as property rights and price systems, may be an effective alternative to the traditional command-and-control regulations. It also analyzed three examples of free-market environmentalism in Peru: the use of plastic bags, civil responsibility for environmental damages, and the transferable construction rights for environmental protection on urban planning. The authors also make a regulatory impact assessment to determine the compatibility of each case with the economic principles concluding that they are not perfect but note the necessity of incorporating a free-market mentality on the formulation of public policies in Peru, particularly the ones related to environmental protection. This paper discusses the concept of free-market environmentalism and its implementation in Peru. The article starts by explaining the two competing ways of understanding humanity's role in preserving the environment-the Malthusian and Promethean approaches. Then, the trend of leftist policies depending on prohibitions and the state of human rights in environmental issues is discussed. The paper also argues the importance of the objective of environmental protection which is not necessarily related to the specific tools to reach it. Authors suggest that free-market environmentalism, which advocates for the use of mechanisms based on the market, such as property rights and price systems, may be an effective alternative to the traditional command-and-control regulations. It also analyzed three examples of free-market environmentalism in Peru: the use of plastic bags, civil responsibility for environmental damages, and the transferable construction rights for environmental protection on urban planning. The authors also make a regulatory impact assessment to determine the compatibility of each case with the economic principles concluding that they are not perfect but note the necessity of incorporating a free-market mentality on the formulation of public policies in Peru, particularly the ones related to environmental protection. Universidad Nacional del Litoral 2024-10-24 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/Redoeda/article/view/13603 10.14409/redoeda.v11i2.13603 Revista Eurolatinoamericana de Derecho Administrativo; Vol. 11 Núm. 2 (2024): julio/diciembre; e263 Euro-Latin American Journal of Administrative Law; Vol. 11 No. 2 (2024): July/December; e263 Revista Eurolatinoamericana de Direito Administrativo; v. 11 n. 2 (2024): julho/dezembro; e263 2362-583X 10.14409/redoeda.v11i2 eng https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/Redoeda/article/view/13603/19567 Derechos de autor 2024 Oscar Augusto Sumar Albujar, Andrés Dulanto Tello, Julio Cesar Orellana Presentación http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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Evaluating the use of “free market” policies to protect the environment in Peru: plastic bags, civil liability, and urban planning |
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This paper discusses the concept of free-market environmentalism and its implementation in Peru. The article starts by explaining the two competing ways of understanding humanity's role in preserving the environment-the Malthusian and Promethean approaches. Then, the trend of leftist policies depending on prohibitions and the state of human rights in environmental issues is discussed. The paper also argues the importance of the objective of environmental protection which is not necessarily related to the specific tools to reach it. Authors suggest that free-market environmentalism, which advocates for the use of mechanisms based on the market, such as property rights and price systems, may be an effective alternative to the traditional command-and-control regulations. It also analyzed three examples of free-market environmentalism in Peru: the use of plastic bags, civil responsibility for environmental damages, and the transferable construction rights for environmental protection on urban planning. The authors also make a regulatory impact assessment to determine the compatibility of each case with the economic principles concluding that they are not perfect but note the necessity of incorporating a free-market mentality on the formulation of public policies in Peru, particularly the ones related to environmental protection. |
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