01785cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010078 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451968057 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Public Policy and the Enviroment : Survey of the Literature. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1990. 1 online resource (44 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper notes that market failure, policy failures, and population pressures are major sources of environmental degradation and that linkages between economic activities and the environment exist at the levels of macroeconomic objectives, macroeconomic policy instruments, implementation of environmental policies, and measurement of economic activity. This paper also points out that fiscal instruments can, and indeed do, play a significant role in resolving environmental problems. In addition, market-based solutions, including pollution permits, also have merit. This paper further points out that implementing environmental policies poses considerable challenges for public policymakers and concludes by suggesting areas for further research. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1990/056 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1990/056/001.1990.issue-056-en.xml IMF e-Library