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Abstract
The demand for harmonization of domestic policies across countries is seen as a
precondition for globalization. Does globalization conflict with environmental protection? The
relationship between two of them is too complex. From the viewpoint of its protection, the
environment must be seen as a whole. In the same time, the utility function based on income and
pollution, is not identical and homothetic across different countries. It appears that the diversity in
environmental protection is legitimate.
In order to provide a sustainable environmental policy in transitional circumstances, the R.
of Macedonia needs a balance between the goals of social development, economic progress and
environmental protection. So far, because of the institutional development gap, only few economic
instruments have been implemented in environmental protection in Macedonia. Consequently, the
environmental policy including economic instruments should be considered with a view to balance
the environmental achievements with its social and economic implications.