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Overview of costs and benefits associated with regulation in Scottish agriculture including elements of SNIFFER Project ER02, 'Measuring the administrative burden of environmental regulation in the agricultural sector', final report [electronic resource]

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Edinburgh SAC Commercial Pareto Consulting 2008ISBN:
  • 9780755919222
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 630.09411 $2 18
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Partial contents:
Introduction: background; rationale for policy intervention in agriculture; instrument choice and design; compliance costs; scope of report -- Overview of the assessment of cost and benefits of regulation and an assessment of the potential application of the Standard Cost Model in Scotland: assessing the costs and benefits of regulation; evaluation of the Standard Cost Model (SCM) and its potential application to agriculture in Scotland; conclusions -- The costs and benefits associated with key regulations in Scottish agriculture and with specified environmental regulations: introduction; findings in brief; conclusions -- Best practice in the implementation of regulations in agriculture in other countries: performance of the overall regulatory environment; regulation of agriculture; comparison of the regulation of agriculture in Scotland with New Zealand and Denmark -- Conclusions -- References -- Appendices
Summary: Presents the results of research looking at the regulations associated with Scottish agriculture. The research aims to assess the costs and benefits associated with the principle regulations in Scottish agriculture, and with some environmental regulations. It also examines best practice in relation to the implementation of regulations in agriculture in other countries and identifies opportunities to improve the effectiveness of regulation in Scottish agriculture.
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Introduction: background; rationale for policy intervention in agriculture; instrument choice and design; compliance costs; scope of report -- Overview of the assessment of cost and benefits of regulation and an assessment of the potential application of the Standard Cost Model in Scotland: assessing the costs and benefits of regulation; evaluation of the Standard Cost Model (SCM) and its potential application to agriculture in Scotland; conclusions -- The costs and benefits associated with key regulations in Scottish agriculture and with specified environmental regulations: introduction; findings in brief; conclusions -- Best practice in the implementation of regulations in agriculture in other countries: performance of the overall regulatory environment; regulation of agriculture; comparison of the regulation of agriculture in Scotland with New Zealand and Denmark -- Conclusions -- References -- Appendices

Presents the results of research looking at the regulations associated with Scottish agriculture. The research aims to assess the costs and benefits associated with the principle regulations in Scottish agriculture, and with some environmental regulations. It also examines best practice in relation to the implementation of regulations in agriculture in other countries and identifies opportunities to improve the effectiveness of regulation in Scottish agriculture.