THE DYNAMICS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND POLITICS. THE INTRODUCTION OF ECOTAXES IN BELGIUM
研究了1993年比利时生态税实施中的困难，分析了产业、政治与科学之间的互动，指出教科书理论与现实实施之间存在巨大差距。
In 1993 the Belgian Government introduced product charges on drink containers, batteries, certain industrial packaging, paper and disposable razors and cameras. Simultaneously, an expert commission was installed to follow up the implementation process and to propose new ecotaxes. Because the preparation of the law was not well done and only limited knowledge and experience existed, the implementation encountered serious difficulties. The commission revised the law in a global and systematic way in co-operation with the actors involved: industry, environmentalists and the administration. The methodology that was followed is explained and some important conclusions with respect to the interaction between business, politics and science considered. There is a great gap between textbook theory and the realities of the implementation process.