National governance and the global climate change regime / Dana R. Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Dana, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Government policy.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Economic aspects.

Climatic changes--International cooperation.

Physical Description:

xiv, 191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]

Summary:

This book follows the groundbreaking Kyoto Protocol from the time of its drafting in 1997 to analyze its viability as an environmental treaty. Dana R. Fisher uses a valuable combination of substantive interview data and country case studies to understand the complexity of the domestic and international debates taking place around the Protocol. With its unique blend of quantitative and qualitative data, this study presents compelling evidence that domestic interests are crucial in the formation of international environmental policymaking.

Contents:

Explaining the regulation of the global environment

The history of the science and policy of the global climate change regime

Post industrialization and global climate change

State-led collaboration in Japan

Market innovation with consumer demand in the Netherlands

Debate and discord in the United States

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-182) and index.

ISBN:

0742530523

0742530531

OCLC:

54046330