Negotiating the Interface of Environmental and Economic Governance: Nova Scotia's Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act
Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
10-20-2012
Abstract
The year 2012 marks the fifth anniversary of the Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act EGSPA The Act is an experiment in improving government performance in promoting sustainable prosperity through the process of setting legislative goals and enhancing accountability This article provides an overview of the Act and an assessment of its performance over these first five years As such it supplies the context for the other contributions to the collection of essays on EGSPA in this issue of the Journal The authors conclude that the Act has had a positive impact on government action on sustainable prosperity and that there is room for improvement particularly with respect to the overall goal of integrating environmental protection with economic prosperity The article concludes by offering some recommendations to strengthen the Act
Recommended Citation
Doelle, Meinhard and Lahey, William, "Negotiating the Interface of Environmental and Economic Governance: Nova Scotia's Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act" (2012). Research Papers, Working Papers, Conference Papers. 59.
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