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Publications: Green Plan Primer: Benefits for Government
Benefits for Government: More Cooperation, Less Bureaucracy In the United States and worldwide, the complexity and inconsistency of environmental policies is frequently due to a lack of strategic planning. Much regulation has been created in reaction to a particular environmental crisis or to political pressures, resulting in a tangle of overlapping or contradictory provisions. Green plans correct this flawed pattern of governance. With green planning, the role of government becomes more that of steward than police officer because business and government work together toward agreed-upon objectives. As numerous policies become consolidated into one and regulations are modernized, government leaders can move beyond their oversight role and use their power and resources to help businesses and NGOs meet society's overall green planning goals. Possibly the greatest advantage to government in green planning is the expedited environmental progress achieved through the voluntary cooperation of businesses. As those nations with green plans are now learning, if provided with the proper incentives, businesses' solutions to their own problems can be more effective than those mandated by government. By reducing and streamlining bureaucracy, green plans also make government more efficient and cost-effective. And since government does not have to micro-manage businesses as much, it can focus more closely on the results achieved. Results-oriented policies make it easier to measure progress toward both short- and long-term goals. |
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