How Can Privatizing Public Goods Encourage Better Protection of the Environment

question 44

Essay

How can privatizing public goods encourage better protection of the environment? Consider the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)as an example.

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Definitions:

Withdrawal

The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied to an organism's environment that increases the likelihood of that organism repeating the associated behavior in the future.

Shaping Behavior

A method of positive reinforcement of behaviors that are successively closer to the desired behavior, used in behavior modification programs.

Positive Reinforcers

Stimuli that, when introduced following a behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.