A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy: National Government Interventions in a Global ArenaFrank Wijen, B. C. J. Zoeteman, Jan Pieters Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005 M01 1 - 734 páginas In the current era of globalisation, national governments are increasingly exposed to international influences, presenting both many new opportunities and constraints on their domestic environmental policy. This title examines the effect of globalisation |
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... countries with lax environmental regimes ) , leading to a policy competition in which countries structurally ... developing countries.22 In their view , power has shifted from states , which used to operate at the regulatory apex , to ...
... countries with lax environmental regimes ) , leading to a policy competition in which countries structurally ... developing countries.22 In their view , power has shifted from states , which used to operate at the regulatory apex , to ...
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... developing countries . Hans Opschoor discusses sustainable development , globalisation , institutions , and types of agents . Focusing on Africa , he argues that the lack of effective governance in developing countries can be ...
... developing countries . Hans Opschoor discusses sustainable development , globalisation , institutions , and types of agents . Focusing on Africa , he argues that the lack of effective governance in developing countries can be ...
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... developing countries . " Given these changes and the limited possibilities for national governments to resist the effects of globalisation , we need shifts towards instruments that can be used nationally . Such shifts may include ...
... developing countries . " Given these changes and the limited possibilities for national governments to resist the effects of globalisation , we need shifts towards instruments that can be used nationally . Such shifts may include ...
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... Developing countries have increasingly been able to attract significant FDI flows . Beginning at an annual average of 46 billion US dollars ( USD ) in the 1988-1993 period , this had grown to more than 240 billion USD by 2000.5 In ...
... Developing countries have increasingly been able to attract significant FDI flows . Beginning at an annual average of 46 billion US dollars ( USD ) in the 1988-1993 period , this had grown to more than 240 billion USD by 2000.5 In ...
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... developing countries because of the lower stringency of environmental regulations governing sulfur - dioxide emissions in those countries.35 Other examples of the industrial flight of heavily polluting sectors have been found in the ...
... developing countries because of the lower stringency of environmental regulations governing sulfur - dioxide emissions in those countries.35 Other examples of the industrial flight of heavily polluting sectors have been found in the ...
Contenido
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Responding to Global Environmental Challenges | 87 |
5 National Environmental Policies and Multilateral Trade Rules | 107 |
6 Towards an Effective EcoInnovation Policy in a Globalised Setting | 155 |
7 Collaboration of National Governments and Global Corporations in Environmental Management | 179 |
The Impact of Globalisation on Domestic Environmental Policies | 415 |
The Dutch Position in EU Energy Policies | 417 |
17 Strategies to Prevent Illegal Logging | 435 |
18 Globalisation and CropProtection Policy | 467 |
19 Free Trade in Agricultural Products and the Environment | 489 |
The Role of Government in International and Supranational Forums | 517 |
Strategies Green Member States Influencing EU Climate Policy | 519 |
21 The Dispersion of Authority in the European Union and its Impact on Environmental Legislation | 545 |
8 Globalisation and the Role of CitizenConsumers in Environmental Politics | 211 |
9 Environmental Federalism in the European Union and the United States | 247 |
10 Globalisation and PoliciesPolitics towards Sustainable Development in Developing Countries | 277 |
Societal Perspectives | 311 |
The Role and Influence of the WBCSD a Global Business Network | 313 |
12 Globalisation Public Utility Suppliers and the Environmental Agenda | 333 |
13 Unilever and Sustainable Development | 357 |
The Influence of WWF an International NonGovernmental Organisation | 371 |
15 The Impact of European NonGovernmental Organisations on EU Environmental Regulation | 395 |
22 Mutual Recognition in the Testing of Chemicals through the OECD | 569 |
23 Architecture of the Kyoto Protocol and Prospects for Public Climate Policy | 595 |
New Directions | 625 |
A Global Governance Perspective | 627 |
Chances Risks and a Missing Strategy | 653 |
26 Globalisation and Environmental Policy Design | 687 |
27 Effective Environmental Strategies for Small Countries in an Interconnected Global Setting | 707 |
Index | 727 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy, Second Edition ... Frank Wijen,K. Zoeteman,J. Pieters,Paul van Seters Vista previa limitada - 2012 |
A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy: National Government ... Frank Wijen Sin vista previa disponible - 2012 |
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Página 108 - ... raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and a large and steadily growing volume of real income and effective demand, and expanding the production of and trade in goods and services, while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources in accordance with the objective of sustainable development...
Página 696 - With a view to enhancing the mutual supportiveness of trade and environment, we agree to negotiations, without prejudging their outcome, on: (i) the relationship between existing WTO rules and specific trade obligations set out in multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs).
Página 280 - Future defined sustainable development as: development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. . . . Sustainable development is a process of change in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development, and institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations.
Página 142 - For this purpose, technical regulations shall not be more trade-restrictive than necessary to fulfil a legitimate objective, taking account of the risks non-fulfilment would create. Such legitimate objectives are, inter alia: national security requirements; the prevention of deceptive practices; protection of human health or safety, animal or plant life or health, or the environment.
Página 569 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the UK.
Página 284 - By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers...
Página 142 - It obliges the member countries to ensure that technical regulations as well as conformity assessment procedures are not prepared, adopted or applied with a view to or with the effect of creating unnecessary obstacles to international trade.
Referencias a este libro
Globalisation and Sustainable Development: Environmental Agendas Vladimir F. Krapivin Vista previa limitada - 2007 |