When formal regulation is weak or absent, communities often use other channels to induce pollution abatement by local … factories in a process of "informal regulation." The resulting "pollution equilibrium" reflects the relative bargaining power of … the community and the plant. This note uses Indonesian data from 1989-90 on plant-level organic water pollution to test …

Environmental performance rating and disclosure has emerged as a substitute or complement for traditional pollution …

-owned factories pay higher rates, and big employers get a discount.Industry compliance with pollution regulations is far from … both compliance and enforcement, with a focus on regulation of water pollution. They look at the mechanics of official … larger effort in the department to understand the economics of industrial pollution control in developing countries. The …

Data on pollution abateme ... …