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polychrome |
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"As the world faces the prospect of climate change, nuclear disasters, and water scarcity, it is clear that environmental degradation is an increasingly serious challenge with economic and social consequences. In this book, Detlef Jahn analyzes political processes in a macro-comparative study in order to estimate the role of politics in the field of environmental performance in 21 OECD countries. His model demonstrates various styles of politics used to combat environmental degradation. He finds that economic and environmental performance are still closely linked, and that moving towards a service society does not by itself solve the environmental challenge. The close relationship of these areas was made strikingly clear in the economic crisis of the new millennium. He argues that economic globalization fosters environmental deterioration, and undermines efforts in domestic politics and international coordination to improve the environmental record"-- Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Argument; 1.2 The Theoretical Contribution of this Study; 1.3 The Conceptual Contribution of this Study; 1.4 The Methodological Contribution of this Study; Part I Approach, Method, and Concepts; 2 Explaining Environmental Performance; 2.1 Review of the Main Approaches in Comparative Environmental Politics; 2.2 The Agenda Setting Power Model (ASPM) in Macrocomparative Politics; 2.3 Research Design and Method |
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3 Preferences in Environmental Politics3.1 The Green-Growth Dimension; 3.2 The Left-Right Dimension; 3.3 The Agenda Setting Mobilization of Environmental Movements; 4 The Institutional Settings in Twenty-One OECD Countries; 4.1 The Legislative Process in Parliamentary Democracies; 4.1.1 Single Party Majority Governments; 4.1.2 Coalition Governments; 4.1.3 Minority Governments; 4.1.4 Cabinet Decision-Making Rules in 19 Parliamentary Democracies; 4.1.5 Veto Players in Parliamentary Democracies; 4.2 The Legislative Process in Nonparliamentary Systems |
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4.2.1 The Legislative Process in the United States4.2.2 The Legislative Process in Switzerland; 4.3 The Legislative Process in the European Union (EU); 4.3.1 Intrainstitutional Decision Making; The European Council; The Commission; The Council of the Environmental Ministers; The European Parliament (EP); 4.3.2 Interinstitutional Decision Making; The Legislative Process under the Luxembourg Compromise; The Legislative Process under the Single European Act (SEA); The Legislative Process under the Codecision I Procedure; The Legislative Process under the Codecision II Procedure |
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The Legislative Process after the Nice TreatyPart II Environmental Performance in Twenty-One OECD Countries; 5 Measuring Environmental Performance; 5.1 Conceptualizing Environmental Performance; 5.2 Indicators for Environmental Performance; 5.2.1 Atmospheric Emissions; Sulfur Oxides (SOx); Nitrogen Oxides (NOx); Carbon Monoxide (CO); Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs); Carbon Dioxide (CO2); 5.2.2 Water Pollution; Water Quality of Selected Rivers; Water Quality of Selected Lakes; Abstractions of Freshwater Resources; 5.2.3 Waste; Amounts of Municipal and Household Waste; Radioactive Waste |
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5.2.4 Soil DegradationConsumption of Fertilizer; 5.2.5 Environmental Relief Measures; Paper Recycling Rates; Glass Recycling Rates; Public Wastewater Treatment Plants; 5.3 Summary; 6 Aggregating Environmental Performance Data; 6.1 Dimensions of Environmental Performance; 6.2 Country Specific Environmental Performance; Country Specific Environmental Performance ; Most Successfully Combated Environmental Pollution ; 6.3 Conclusion; Part III Analysis; 7 Domestic Politics; 7.1 Ecological Modernization; 7.1.1 The Uneasy Relationship between Economic and Environmental Performance |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Environmental policy -- OECD countries.
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Environmental policy. |
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OECD countries. |
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Environmental economics -- OECD countries.
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Environmental economics. |
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OECD countries -- Environmental conditions.
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Environmental conditions. |
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Environmental degradation -- OECD countries -- Prevention.
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Environmental degradation -- Political aspects -- OECD countries.
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Environmental degradation. |
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Globalization -- Environmental aspects.
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Globalization -- Environmental aspects. |
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Environmental degradation -- Political aspects. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General. |
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Ecology. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jahn, Detlef. Politics of environmental performance. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016 9781107118041 (DLC) 2016023882 (OCoLC)952389159 |
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9781316818824 (electronic book) |
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1316818829 (electronic book) |
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9781316339152 |
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1316339157 |
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9781107118041 (hardback) |
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1107118042 (hardback) |
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9781107542648 (paperback) |
