倉阪 秀史

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This article contains two parts, one for identifying current issues concerning on sustainability and the other for proposing a concept of Sustainable Zone. In the first part, I will examine the meanings of sustainability and consider the issue as to avoid the J-shape curve in human population by maintaining enough resource bases for the considerable future. I will also check the availability of each resource and conclude that restructure of energy bases, switching from exhaustive resources to renewable ones, is needed. In the latter part, I will show why energy and resource policies are needed in local governments, and propose a concept of Sustainable Zone as an indicator for the transformation towards sustainable economy.

This article contains two parts, one for identifying current issues concerning on sustainability and the other for proposing a concept of Sustainable Zone. In the first part, I will examine the meanings of sustainability and consider the issue as to avoid the J-shape curve in human population by maintaining enough resource bases for the considerable future. I will also check the availability of each resource and conclude that restructure of energy bases, switching from exhaustive resources to renewable ones, is needed. In the latter part, I will show why energy and resource policies are needed in local governments, and propose a concept of Sustainable Zone as an indicator for the transformation towards sustainable economy.

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This article examines who should pay the cost of product waste treatment. To this issue, I will apply the material-oriented approach of economic model which I presented in my previous articles (Kurasaka 1999a, and 1999b). The findings include : 1) it is necessary to impose adequete waste disposal fee to the dischargers, 2) it will be possible to introduce incentive policy which is designed independantly from cost sharing policy, and so on.村山元英先生退官記念号

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type:text Since 1993,when the Basic Law for the Environment passed the Diet in Japan, long discussion on environmental taxation has continued mainly in the central government. The discussion has centered around on carbon taxes. However, I believe it's high time to begin examining other possibilities on environmental taxes, that is, local environmental taxes on various environmental burdens. In this paper, firstly, I will describe the reasons why we should consider local environmental taxes. Secondly I will explain status-quo of local taxes including how the system will be revised by the Decentralization Law of 1999. And finally, I will examine the nature and contents of local environmental taxes and will present some examples or ideas on new environmental taxes which should be considered by various local authorities. 小松憲治先生退官記念号 Collected Papers on the Occasion of the Retirement of Professor Kenji Komatsu source:Economic journal of Chiba University

Since 1993,when the Basic Law for the Environment passed the Diet in Japan, long discussion on environmental taxation has continued mainly in the central government. The discussion has centered around on carbon taxes. However, I believe it's high time to begin examining other possibilities on environmental taxes, that is, local environmental taxes on various environmental burdens. In this paper, firstly, I will describe the reasons why we should consider local environmental taxes. Secondly I will explain status-quo of local taxes including how the system will be revised by the Decentralization Law of 1999. And finally, I will examine the nature and contents of local environmental taxes and will present some examples or ideas on new environmental taxes which should be considered by various local authorities.小松憲治先生退官記念号Collected Papers on the Occasion of the Retirement of Professor Kenji Komatsu

type:text The Neo-Classical Economics have regarded objects which have exchange value as goods. In this recognition, there is not necessary to make distinction between material objects and immaterial objects or services. However, considering that environmental burd source:Economic journal of Chiba University

type:text The Neo-Classical Economics have regarded objects which have exchange value as goods. In this recognition, it is not necessary to make distinction between material objects and non-material objects or services. However, considering that environmental burdens stem from not enjoyment of services but use of material objects such as energy and matter, I argue that there should be clear distinction between material objects and non-material objects or services in environmental economic theories. In part 1,by reviewing some past masters, I will show there was clear distinction between material and non-material objects in the beginning of this science, describe how the Neo-Classical way of thinking has become dominant, and introduce some works of pioneers those who straggle to make economics stand on material bases, though their efforts had not resulted in success. source:Economic journal of Chiba University

type:text The Neo-Classical economists have recognized environmental problems as one of the typical examples of externality problems. For them, it is necessary to internalize the externality by either governmental intervention or re-arrangement of property rights. However, the fact that environmental problems are full of variety, from neighborhood noise to global warming, suggests us that it is inappropriate to treat them as a mere externality. In the part 1 of this article, the nature of environmental externality is identified as physical relationships between human acts and the environment, which contains uncontrollable aspects in the nature. In part 2,idea of externality process will be developed, which provides a framework in which we can examine appropriateness of an environmental policy choice. 佐々木陽一郎先生退官記念号 Collected Papers on the Occasion of the Retirement of Professor Yoichiro Sasaki source:Economic journal of Chiba University

type:text The Neo-Classical economists have been recognized environmental problems as one of the typical examples of externality problems. For them, it is necessary to internalize the externality by either governmental intervention or re-arrangement of property rights. However, the fact that environmental problems are full of variety, from neighborhood noise to global warming, suggests us that it is inappropriate to treat them as a mere externality. In the part 1 of this article, the nature of environmental externality is identified as physical relationships between human acts and the environment, which contains uncontrollable aspects in the nature. In part 2,idea of externality process will be developed, which provides an framework in which we can examine appropriateness of an environmental policy choice. source:Economic journal of Chiba University