Effective Application of Public Economic Instruments (Charge-Systems, Taxation) for Waste Management and Social Welfare

Effective Application of Public Economic Instruments (Charge-Systems, Taxation) for Waste Management and Social Welfare

Katsuya Fukuoka* and Hajime Oshitani**

*Ph. D, Agriculture, Dean, Faculty of Economics Rissyo University
**M.A., Economics, Senior Researcher, Toyoko Global Environment Institute

+ Correspondence should be addressed to Hajime Oshitani:
Toyoko Global Environment Institute
(3-12-2, Nakamachidai, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226 Japan)

Abstract

Japanese recent state of the waste management is in critical sistuation. The crisis would be caused by disorganization of Economical-System properly. In order to solve these situations, legislative functions are intensified since 1992. However, the most important issue that Market-Mechanizm does not fulfill with legislative functions. This study describes the Dual-Economical-System for waste management which assorts with the economical instruments such as Charge-System and/or Taxation and Market-Mechanizm. Thus, Optimum-Social-Welfare will be expanded through Dual-Economical-System.

Key words: Waste Management, Dual-Economical-System, Optimum-Social-Welfare, Public Economy, Price-Ratio