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Title A handbook of globalisation and environmental policy [electronic resource] : national government interventions in a global arena / [edited by] Frank Wijen ... [et al.].

Imprint Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., c2012 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2013.)

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Edition 2nd ed.
Description 1 online resource (36 entries) : 38 images, digital files.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Part I : Overview. 1. Globalisation and National Environmental Policy: Update and Overview / Frank Wijen, Kees Zoeteman, Jan Pieters, and Paul van Seters -- 2. Environmental Policy Stringency and Foreign Direct Investment / Margarita Kalamova and Nick Johnstone -- 3. Collaboration of National Governments and Global Corporations in Environmental Management / Kees Zoeteman and Eric Harkink -- 4. Globalisation, Sustainable Development, and Environmental Policies in Developing Countries / Hans Opschoor --
Part II : National Policies in a Globalised World. 5. Globalisation and National Incentives for Protecting Environmental Goods: Types of Goods, Trade Effects, and International Collective Action Problems / Alkuin Kölliker -- 6. National Environmental Policies and Multilateral Trade Rules / Marion Jansen and Alexander Keck -- 7. Towards an Effective Eco-Innovation Policy in a Globalised Setting / Ren Kemp, Luc Soete, and Rifka Weehuizen -- 8. Standards and the Internationalisation of Environmental Practices and Policies / Jan Pieters -- 9. Globalisation and Crop-Protection Policy / Joost van Kasteren -- 10. Overcoming Limitations of National Governments to Mitigate Global Environmental Distortions / Kees Zoeteman and Wouter Kersten --
Part III : National Influence in Supranational Forums. 11. Environmental Federalism in the European Union and the United States / David Vogel, Michael Toffel, Diahanna Post, and Nazli Uludere Aragon -- 12. The Dispersion of Authority in the European Union and its Impact on Environmental Legislation / Ludwig Krämer -- 13. Different Countries, Different Strategies: 'Green' Member States Influencing EU Climate Policy / Sietske Veenman and Duncan Liefferink -- 14. Mutual Recognition in the Testing of Chemicals through the OECD / Rob Visser -- 15. Strategies to Prevent Illegal Logging / Saskia Ozinga and Hannah Mowat -- 16. Financing Global Public Goods: Responding to Global Environmental Challenges / Pedro Conceição and Inge Kaul -- 17. Globalisation and Environmental Policy Design / Konrad von Moltke -- 18. Governments and Policy Networks: Chances, Risks, and a Missing Strategy / Charlotte Streck and Eleni Dellas -- 19. Globalisation and Environmental Stewardship: A Global Governance Perspective / Daniel Esty and Maria Ivanova --
Part IV : Public-Private Interactions. 20. Partnerships for Sustainable Development in a Globalised World: A Reflection on Market-Oriented and Policy-Oriented Partnerships / Pieter Glasbergen -- 21. Overcoming the Limitations of Environmental Law in a Globalised World / Jonathan Verschuuren -- 22. Business Drivers of Sustainable Development: The Role and Influence of the WBCSD, a Global Business Network, Björn Stigson and Margaret Flaherty -- 23. The Influence of Non-Governmental Environmental Organisations on EU Policies / John Hontelez -- 24. The Role of Citizen-Consumers in Globalising Environmental Politics / Gert Spaargaren and Arthur Mol -- 25. Trading with Carbon: A Global Response to a Global Challenge / Moritz von Unger and Thiago Chagas.
Access Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Summary In the current era of globalisation, national governments are increasingly exposed to international influences that present new constraints and opportunities for domestic environmental policies. This comprehensive, revised Handbook pushes the frontiers of theoretical and empirical knowledge, and provides a state-of-the-art examination of the multifaceted effects of globalisation on environmental governance.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Note Description based on title page of print version.
Subject Environmental policy.
Environmental policy -- International cooperation.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Wijen, Frank.
Credo Reference (Firm)
Other Form: Print version: 1849803129 9781849803120 (DLC) 2011931003 xxi, 780 p. : ill.
ISBN 9781782681342 (online)
9781849803120 (hbk.)

 
    
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