ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND COMPETITIVE STRUCTURE: IMPLICATIONS OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 404-412
ISSN: 0190-292X
THE RCRA'S REGULATIONS FOR DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTES HAS INCREASED THE COSTS OF WASTE DISPOSAL, THUS GIVING AND ADVANTAGE TO ESTABLISHED FIRMS, DETERING ENTRY OF NEW FIRMS, AND PROMOTING ILLEGAL DISPOSAL. RCRA THEREFORE MAY HAVE THE PARADOXICAL RESULT OF INCREASING PUBLIC EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS WASTES.