SUSTAIN 1S03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nimby, Joe Fresh, Dofasco
16 Oct 2018
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Govt, corps, individuals, have a set of "principles of action" Each company or establishment has their own policies. "public policy" refers to the legally established policies of a govt. Idea in the past of moving away from a single tear health system. Subsidization of the oil sands from taxes through policy directions. 2009 you would get 80 cents per kwh, while paying out 8 cents. 2018 you would get a lot less as the incentivizing was lower per year. Co-op subsidizes to incentivize the experience of students coming out of uni. Financial or permit based (eg. building permits, environmental permits, tax credits, grant/low interest loans) Governments can be the largest procurers in a country of region. Procurement ( defence, local govt, r and d contracts) Information networks (libraries, radio and television, freedom of info. ) Public enterprise (public corporations, setting up new industries) The speed of policy: changes in the market move faster than policy.
