Environmental Policy in JapanHidefumi Imura, Miranda Alice Schreurs Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005 M01 1 - 406 pages This book is a must; it is best reading for all interested in or working on environmental policy formulation and implementation, be it in a polluted industrial country or in a polluting developing country. Environmentalist . . . a well-conceptualized anal |
Contents
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| 15 | |
Institutions and the Interplay of Actors | 49 |
4 Economic Implications of Pollution Control Policy in Japan | 86 |
Recognition and Response Processes | 102 |
International Cooperation | 135 |
7 Environmental Policy Instruments | 153 |
8 Case Studies of Environmental Politics in Japan | 185 |
Financial Mechanisms | 249 |
11 Environmental Industries and Technologies in Japan | 266 |
Strategic Implications for Asias Developing Countries | 287 |
Japan the European Union and the United States of America Compared | 315 |
14 Evaluating Japans Environmental Policy Performance | 342 |
References | 360 |
Index | 388 |
9 Local Government Industry and Pollution Control Agreements | 215 |
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