Kampas, Athanasios; Franckx, Laurent - In: Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 23 (2005) 1, pp. 141-152
The 'polluter pays principle' (PPP) is one of the four principles that govern the European Union's environmental policy. Although PPP justifies Pigovian taxation as a legitimate policy means to internalise externalities, there is a potential contradiction between PPP and Pigovian taxation...