HL.a.12—Legal and economic strategies
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Objective
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- Level
- HL
Combine legal and economic strategies
HL onlyCombine legal and economic strategies.
Environmental protection is stronger when enforceable rules are combined with incentives that make sustainable behaviour feasible.
A fishing quota can be backed by monitoring while a landing-value incentive rewards compliance rather than illegal catch.
Law sets the boundary; economic tools influence behaviour inside that boundary.
Key idea: Combine legal and economic strategies.
An incentive cannot legitimise an activity that violates a hard legal limit.