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INFORMAL REGULATION OF POLLUTION IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY ; Empirical Evidence from Gujarat, India A

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Recent literature has not only recognized the implementation limitations of formal regulation, but also appreciated the significance of informal regulation for achieving environmental goals for developing countries. Since most units in developing world fall under unorganized sector, even utility of some of the informal channels like public-disclosures is limited. Under the scenario, a localized channel like vernacular press has greater utility. Present study attempts to see whether this channel has any role to play in pollution control. To test, monthly water pollution data from four hotspots of Gujarat, India for the period Jan-96 to Dec-2000 is used. Analysis shows that informal regulation has worked partly as only sustained pressure leads to fall in pollution. However, not all stations are affected equally. It is mainly the station receiving water from industrial estate and housing somewhat large units respond to the informal pressure.

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  • Vinish Kathuria, 2004. "INFORMAL REGULATION OF POLLUTION IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY ; Empirical Evidence from Gujarat, India A," Working Papers 2004-02, Madras School of Economics,Chennai,India.
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