Environmental Politics in Japan, Germany, and the United States

ISBN-13: 9780521525374 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 308 str.

Professor Miranda A. Schreurs

Opis

A decade of climate change negotiations almost ended in failure because of the different policy approaches of such industrialized states as Japan, Germany, and the United States. They exemplify the deep divisions that exist among states in their approaches to environmental protection. Miranda Schreurs reveals how the different approaches have arisen by presenting case studies of policy making in response to acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion, and global climate change. The book demonstrates why looking at domestic policy making is important in understanding international environmental negotiation outcomes.

Recenzje

'Schreurs successfully portrays slight yet distinct differences in the environmental polices of the three counties by utilizing a comparative case study methodology and empirical data from in-country research.' Japanese Journal of Political Science

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. The birth of environmental movements and modern environmental programs; 3. The institutionalization of environmental movements; 4. Acid rain: signs of policy divergence; 5. Stratospheric ozone depletion; 6. Global climate change part I: the road to UNCED; 7. Global climate change part II: The battle over Kyoto; 8. Global environmental politics and the environmental policy communities in Japan, Germany, and the US; 9. Domestic politics and global environmental protection: Japan, Germany, and the US compared.