Providing Agri-environmental Public Goods through Collective Action
This study analyses the promotion of collective action for agri-environmental public goods and addresses externalities by reviewing the experience of various OECD member countries. Twenty-five cases from
13 countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom) are examined. The study shows that collective action should be given serious consideration as a means of addressing many agricultural and natural resource issues, and in some cases collective action should be actively promoted.
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France case study
This chapter presents the Vittel case. A group of farmers located in Vittel’s catchment area entered into a contractual arrangement to change their practices to reduce nonpoint source pollution from intensive farming. Following a brief description of the case study, the agri-environmental public goods provided by collective action, the factors leading to successful outcomes in collective action and the policy measures in support of collective action are discussed.
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