Economic models are used to show the extent of the difficulties involved in monitoring and enforcing pollution control laws on a continual basis. The authors make several recommendations for policy change. They also show that high rates of compliance can be achieved within tight budget constraints.

Originally published in 1986

Russell, Clifford S. ; Harrington, Winston; Vaughn, William J.

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Problem; Chapter 2 Current Efforts to Induce Continuous Compliance; Chapter 3 Excursions into Law and Technology; Chapter 4 Economic Models of Monitoring and Enforcement; Chapter 5 Statistical Background; Chapter 6 A Statistical Quality Control Model; Chapter 7 Lessons from Game Theory Approaches; Chapter 8 Conclusions and Recommendations;