Lada V. Kochtcheeva is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University.

• List of IllustrationsPreface1. Environmental Protection through Flexible Regulation2. On Institutions and Instruments3. Clear Skies Through Flexible Regulation: U.S. Air Quality Policy4. How Technology Forcing Limits Flexibility: U.S. Water Quality Policy5. Pollution Charges and Their Discontents: Russian Air Quality Policy6. Incentives and Revenue: Russian Water Quality Policy7. Comparison and ConclusionsNotesReferencesIndex

"…an important contribution to the study of environmental regulations and instruments. It will be valuable to scholars and broader audiences interested in understanding the role of institutions in environmental policymaking. It sheds new light on the role of flexible instruments in environmental regulation in Russia and the United States." — Political Science Quarterly

Lada V. Kochtcheeva is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University.

• List of IllustrationsPreface1. Environmental Protection through Flexible Regulation2. On Institutions and Instruments3. Clear Skies Through Flexible Regulation: U.S. Air Quality Policy4. How Technology Forcing Limits Flexibility: U.S. Water Quality Policy5. Pollution Charges and Their Discontents: Russian Air Quality Policy6. Incentives and Revenue: Russian Water Quality Policy7. Comparison and ConclusionsNotesReferencesIndex

"…an important contribution to the study of environmental regulations and instruments. It will be valuable to scholars and broader audiences interested in understanding the role of institutions in environmental policymaking. It sheds new light on the role of flexible instruments in environmental regulation in Russia and the United States." — Political Science Quarterly

Lada V. Kochtcheeva is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University.

• List of IllustrationsPreface1. Environmental Protection through Flexible Regulation2. On Institutions and Instruments3. Clear Skies Through Flexible Regulation: U.S. Air Quality Policy4. How Technology Forcing Limits Flexibility: U.S. Water Quality Policy5. Pollution Charges and Their Discontents: Russian Air Quality Policy6. Incentives and Revenue: Russian Water Quality Policy7. Comparison and ConclusionsNotesReferencesIndex

"…an important contribution to the study of environmental regulations and instruments. It will be valuable to scholars and broader audiences interested in understanding the role of institutions in environmental policymaking. It sheds new light on the role of flexible instruments in environmental regulation in Russia and the United States." — Political Science Quarterly