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Implications of political participation for citizens’ willingness to pay taxes for environmental protection: evidence from Korea
Jaeyoung Lim1*
1Senior Researcher, Community Wellbeing Research Center, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
* Corresponding Author
31 March 2020. pp. 29-44
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Abstract

Environmental hazards precipitated by the likes of climate change and pollution have been increasingly posing threats to sustainable human life. To reverse the trend and protect the environment, governmental efforts and financial support for environmental causes are more urgent than ever before. In these circumstances, this study examines what factors predict citizens’ support for environmental taxation and focuses on whether perceived environmental threats are positively associated with individuals’ support for environmental taxation and whether such relationship is moderated by citizens’ political participation. Using the 2014 Korean General Social Survey and ordered probit, the study finds that an increase in the level of perceivetd environmental threats leads to stronger support for environmental taxation and this linkage is further amplified as the level of political participation increases. The results raise a need for strengthening citizens’ sensitivity to environmental threats as well as improving citizens’ opportunities to participate in political life, in order for the government to meet the challenges of environmental protection.

Keywords
environmental taxation
environmental protection
environmental threats
political participation
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  • Publisher :Sustainable Building Research Center (ERC) Innovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center
  • Publisher(Ko) :건설구조물 내구성혁신 연구센터
  • Journal Title :International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
  • Volume : 11
  • No :1
  • Pages :29-44
  • Received Date : 2020-02-27
  • Accepted Date : 2020-03-28
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22712/susb.20200004
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