We propose a theoretical model to analyze the provision of environmental protection activities with positive interregional externalities in order to verify whether this kind of policy is better accomplished through centralized policymaking, which implies a coordinated solution among local...

Governing the environment is a complex task. The actual governance structure is the result of various processes occurred in many years. A political economy approach should be adopted to investigate the role of fiscal tools when environmental policies take place in a multi-layered structure of...