Greening the car industry [electronic resource] : varieties of capitalism and climate change / John Mikler.
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TextPublication details: Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2009Description: 1 online resource (xii, 284 p.) : illISBN: 9781849802246 (e-book)Subject(s): Automobile industry and trade | Social responsibility of business | Automobiles -- Environmental aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 338.476292 LOC classification: HD9710.A2 | M54 2009Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-274) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. The Varieties of Capitalism approach. -- 3. The car industry and climate change -- 4. How rules are made : state regulations in the European Union, US and Japan -- 5. Society as governance? : social attitudes and consumer demand -- 6. Firms' rationales : environmental reporting -- 7. Firms' commitment : interviews -- 8. Conclusion.
This ground-breaking book will be of great benefit to students and academics, particularly those with an interest in comparative politics, public policy and international political economy. It may also serve as a resource for courses on environmental politics and environmental management as well as aspects of international relations and business/management. Given the book's contemporary policy relevance, it will be a valuable reference for policy practitioners with an interest in industry policy, multinational corporations, the environment, and institutional approaches to comparative politics.
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