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Development of Citizen-Organized Environmental NGOs in China
Ru, J.; Ortolano, L. - 2009
Social movement theories provide a framework for explaining the post-1990 rise in China's citizen-organized environmental nongovernmental organizations (ENGOs), which consisted of at least 128 organizations as of 2004. We use a political process model, which is based on favorable political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012562250
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Effective advocacy : lessons from East Asia's environmentalists
Haddad, Mary Alice - 2021
Introduction: Environmental advocacy and policymaking -- Environmental advocacy strategies that work -- The connected stakeholder model -- Environmental politics in East Asia -- Make friends on the inside : cultivate and empower allies -- Make it work locally : local models, global solutions --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012310053
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Justifiability of littering: An empirical investigation
Torgler, Benno; García-Valiñas, María A.; Macintyre, … - 2008
The paper investigates the relationship between environmental participation and littering. Previous empirical work in the area of littering is scarce as is evidence regarding the determinants of littering behavior. We address these deficiencies, demonstrating a strong empirical link between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010279502
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Environmental participation and environmental motivation
Torgler, Benno; García Valiñas, María A.; Macintyre, … - 2008
We explore whether environmental motivation affects environmental behavior by focusing on volunteering. The paper first … with a large micro data set covering 32 countries from both Western and Eastern Europe using several different proxies to … measure environmental motivation. Our results indicate that environmental motivation has a strong impact on individuals …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010279592
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Taxation and Conditional Cooperation
Frey, Bruno S.; Torgler, Benno - 2004
tax compliance literature. Concepts of Homo Economicus, endowed with a more refined motivation structure, help to shed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168190
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Attitudes Towards Paying Taxes in Austria: An Empirical Analysis
Torgler, Benno; Schneider, Friedrich - 2004
toward paying taxes - what is sometimes termed their "tax morale", or the intrinsic motivation to pay taxes. Tax morale may …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168197
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Tax Morale and Conditional Cooperation
Frey, Bruno S.; Torgler, Benno - 2006
tax compliance literature. A homo economicus, with a more refined motivation structure, helps us to shed light on this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168241
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Environmental and Pro-Social Norms: Evidence from 30 Countries
Torgler, Benno; Frey, Bruno S.; Wilson, Clevo - 2007
The paper investigates the relationship between pro-social norms and its implications for improved environmental outcomes, an area which has been neglected in the environmental economics literature. We provide empirical evidence, demonstrating a strong link between perceived environmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168268
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Differences in Preferences Towards the Environment: The Impact of a Gender, Age and Parental Effect
Torgler, Benno; García-Valiñas, María A.; Macintyre, … - 2007
The paper investigates empirically the differences in preferences towards protection of the environment. Using seven different dependent variables to focus on the impact of age, gender and children we use a large micro data set covering data from 33 Western and Eastern European countries. The...
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