The world's industrialized nations are the major consumers of the Earth's resources and major sources of environmental pollution. Environmental protection plays an important role in the politics of most of these nations. Although a large and growing body of literature exists on environmental problems and policies in the developed world, most of it focuses on government policy in individual nations. A smaller body of literature compares specific environmental policies in two or more nations. Taking a broader approach, this book examines the environmental policy process in seven major industrialized nations: Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Each chapter discusses one country's major environmental problems and determinants of its environmental politics and policy. It also analyzes the interplay between politics and policy and offers suggesions for developing effective policy.The book analyzes the role of institutions, interests, and values in shaping policies in each of the seven countries. An institutional perspective provides a common framework, focusing on three kinds of institutions: business and industry; federal and provincial governments; and international organizations. The final chapter offers hypotheses concerning institutions and environmental policy as a basis for further research.
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"A sophisticated, comprehensive, and informative analysis of the role of business in shaping American environmental policy. This collection of essays makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the complex political, legal, and institutional dynamics that underlie the making and implementation of environmental regulation, as well as the political role and influence of business in American politics."--David Vogel, Haas School of Business and Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
"A timely overview of contemporary environmental developments in seven major industrial economies. This book provides an excellent introduction to the comparative study of environmental policy."--David Vogel, Haas School of Business and Department of Political Science, University of California, BerkeleyPlease note: Slight change in endorser's affiliation.
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Uday Desai is Professor and Chair in the Department of Political Science at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and the editor of Policy Studies Journal.
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United States, New York, Oxford University Press, Environment Canada, Basic Law, World War, Clean Air Act, World Bank, Australian Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Agency of Japan, Department of the Environment, European Union, Ambiente Italia, Asahi Newspaper, New South Wales University Press, Rat von Sachverständigen, United Kingdom, United Nations Conference, Earth Summit, Environmental Protection Act, House of Commons, Liberal Party of Canada, National Round Table, Cambridge University Press, Westview Press New!
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- Department of the Environment: Town and Country Planning Service: [Hc]: [1995-96]: House of Commons Papers: [1995-96] by J.M. Dowdall on 4 pages
- Saving the Mediterranean: The Politics of International Environmental Cooperation (Political Economy of International Change) by Peter M. Haas on page 23, and page 289
- Toward Sustainable Communities: Transition and Transformations in Environmental Policy (American and Comparative Environmental Policy) by Daniel A. Mazmanian in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The United States (Countries) by Bob Italia on page 205, and page 240
- Environmental Policy and Politics, Third Edition by Michael E. Kraft on page 29, and Back Matter
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- Comparative Environmental Politics (Advances in Global Change Research) by Jerry McBeath in Front Matter, page 113, and page 137
- The Politics of Air Pollution: Urban Growth, Ecological Modernization, and Symbolic Inclusion (Suny Series in Global Environmental Policy) by George A. Gonzalez in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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