A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy, Second Edition: National Government Interventions in a Global Arena (Elgar Original Reference)
Автор:Frank Wijen, Kees Zoeteman, Jan Pieters, Paul van Seters Год: 2012 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 800 ISBN: 1849803129 'The Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy is a very important book. More than 40 experienced authors, including some of the most important international thought leaders of our time, have confronted a crucial question: How can and should national governments come to grips with the need for global action on a wide range of increasingly urgent environmental challenges that exceed their authority and capability? Through close examination of numerous case studies, a balanced perspective that takes government, business and civil society into account, and fresh interdisciplinary thinking about a range of policy tools, the Handbook offers a treasure-trove of new concepts and new perspectives. The authors conclude that by acknowledging the ongoing erosion of national sovereignty and accepting the growing need to work together in supranational forums, national governments can, in fact, increase their capacity to shape their own destiny.'- Lawrence Susskind, Massachusetts Institute...
