A handbook of globalisation and environmental policy national government interventions in a global arena / [electronic resource] : edited by Frank Wijen, Kees Zoeteman, Jan Pieters. - Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2005. - 1 online resource (xxi, 734 p.) : ill., map.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Concepts and state of affairs -- pt. 2. Societal perspectives -- pt. 3. The impact of globalisation on domestic environmental policies -- pt. 4. The role of government in international and supranational forums -- pt. 5. New directions.

In the current era of globalisation, national governments are increasingly exposed to international influences which can present many new constraints and opportunities for domestic environmental policies. This comprehensive Handbook pushes the frontiers of theoretical and empirical knowledge, and provides a state-of-the-art examination of the critical effects of globalisation on environmental governance.

9781781954355 (e-book)

2005277760


Environmental policy.
Environmental policy--International cooperation.


Electronic books.

HC79.E5 / H3184 2005

363.7056