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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462833803321

Autore

Spilker Gabriele <1979-, >

Titolo

Globalization, political institutions and the environment in developing countries / / Gabriele Spilker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-92409-9

0-203-08241-9

1-136-17907-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in environmental policy and politics ; ; 3

Disciplina

337.09172/4

Soggetti

Environmental policy - International cooperation

Democracy - Developing countries

Electronic books.

Developing countries Environmental conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- What is driving environmental quality? Domestic versus international integration -- Disentangling the effect of IO membership -- Joint effects of economic globalization and political institutions on environmental quality in developing countries -- What is driving environmental commitment? Domestic versus international integration -- Treaty design and environmental commitment -- Environmental performance in China and India -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Though industrialized countries are usually the ones indicted when environmental pollution is discussed, over the few last years the rate of emissions in developing countries has increased by a startling amount. The fallout from this increase is evidenced by the struggle of cities like Beijing to improve their air quality. Yet there also exist developing countries such as Thailand that have managed to limit their emissions to more tolerable levels, raising the question: why are some developing countries more willing or able to take care of their environment than others?In this