Managers of global change : the influence of international environmental bureaucracies / / edited by Frank Biermann and Bernd Siebenhüner

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (383 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.4; 341.2
• Soggetto topico: International officials and employees; Environmental agencies - Officials and employees; Environmental policy
• Soggetto non controllato: ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy
• Altri autori: BiermannFrank <1967-> SiebenhünerBernd
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; List of Acronyms; 1 The Role and Relevance of International Bureaucracies: Setting the Stage; 2 Understanding International Bureaucracies: Taking Stock; 3 Studying the Influence of International Bureaucracies: A Conceptual Framework; 4 The OECD Environment Directorate: The Art of Persuasion and Its Limitations; 5 The World Bank: Making the Business Case for the Environment; 6 The Secretariat of the International Maritime Organization: A Tanker for Tankers; 7 The Secretariat of the United Nations Environment Programme: Tangled Up in Blue ; 8 The Secretariat of the Global Environment Facility: From Network to Bureaucracy9 The Ozone Secretariat: The Good Shepherd of Ozone Politics; 10 The Climate Secretariat: Making a Living in a Straitjacket; 11 The Biodiversity Secretariat: Lean Shark in Troubled Waters; 12 The Desertification Secretariat: A Castle Made of Sand; 13 The Influence of International Bureaucracies in World Politics: Findings from the MANUS Research Program; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This title is an examination of the role and relevance of international bureaucracies in global environmental governance. After a discussion of theoretical context, reaserch design, and empiral methodology, the book presents nine in-depth case studies of bureaucracies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Managers of global change
• ISBN: 1-282-69429-4; 9786612694295; 0-262-25859-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778558403321
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