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In an earlier paper (Guruswamy et al. (1983)) we traced the development of an EEC Directive designed to reduce discharges of mercury to the aquatic environment. This paper extends that work by conducting an economic appraisal of the efficiency and effectiveness of the Directive.
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Ashworth, J., Papps, I., Storey, D.J. (1986). Assessing the Effectiveness and Economic Efficiency of an E.E.C. Pollution Control Directive: The Control of Discharges of Mercury to the Aquatic Environment. In: von der Schulenburg, JM.G., Skogh, G. (eds) Law and Economics and the Economics of Legal Regulation. International Studies in Economics and Econometrics, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4442-8_11
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