Globalization, political institutions and the environment in developing countries / / Gabriele Spilker
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| Autore: |
Spilker Gabriele <1979-, >
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| Titolo: |
Globalization, political institutions and the environment in developing countries / / Gabriele Spilker
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (181 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 337.09172/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Environmental policy - International cooperation |
| Democracy - Developing countries | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Developing countries Environmental conditions |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Globalization, political institutions and the environment in developing countries |
| ISBN: | 1-136-17906-2 |
| 1-283-92409-9 | |
| 0-203-08241-9 | |
| 1-136-17907-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811790003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Routledge Research in Environmental Policy and Politics