Understanding environmental policy convergence : the power of words, rules and money / [edited by] Helge Jorgens, Andrea Lenschow, Duncan Liefferink.
"Over recent decades national environmental policies have become increasingly alike. This book analyses the driving forces of this process of policy convergence, providing an in-depth empirical analysis of the international forces at work. It does so by investigating how four countries - France...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2013]
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| Summary: | "Over recent decades national environmental policies have become increasingly alike. This book analyses the driving forces of this process of policy convergence, providing an in-depth empirical analysis of the international forces at work. It does so by investigating how four countries - France, Hungary, Mexico and the Netherlands - have shaped their domestic environmental policies in the context of international institutions and relationships, while taking into account various domestic factors and national conditions. Employing a qualitative approach, the authors seek to deepen understanding of the processes and mechanisms through which international forces such as legal harmonisation, institutionalised information flows and global trade dynamics affect domestic environmental policy change. Together with its companion volume Environmental Policy Convergence in Europe: The Impact of Trade and International Institutions (2008) this book provides a 'showcase' of mixed methodologies, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches in an innovative way"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 308 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107598393 1107598397 9781139795357 113979535X 9781107691452 1107691451 9781107703858 1107703859 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |