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OverviewExamines in depth the ecological problems, policies, and politics of ten major developing countries. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Uday DesaiPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9780791437803ISBN 10: 0791437809 Pages: 327 Publication Date: 16 April 1998 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures List of Maps Preface Permissions 1. Environment, Economic Growth, and Government in Developing Countries Uday Desai 2. The Politics of Environmental Policy in the People's Republic of China Lester Ross 3. Environmental Policy and Politics in Indonesia Robert Cribb 4. Forest Tales: Politics, Policy Making, and the Environment in Thailand Jonathan Rigg and Philip Stott 5. Economic Growth with Pollution: Taiwan's Environmental Experience Juju Chin-Shou Wang 6. Environmental Policy and Politics in India R. K. Sapru 7. Environmental Policy and Politics in Mexico Stephen P. Mumme 8. Politics and Policies in Venezuela's Environmental Management Pablo Gutman 9. Comparative Environmental Issues and Policies in Nigeria Olusegun Areola 10. Environmental Policy in the Czech Republic and Slovakia Catherine Albrecht 11. Poverty, Government, and the Global Environment Uday Desai List of Contributors IndexReviews...a must for the students and scholars of development studies, economics, environmental science, political science, resource management and anyone interested in sustainable development. In short, a superb contribution, and highly recommended. - Environmental Politics I am impressed by the quality of the contributors. Many are among the top researchers in their regional field. I also like the choice of case studies, which take in virtually all of the world's major areas of environmental degradation. For those wanting a global overview, this book provides all the pieces in a single location. - Jacqueline Switzer, Northern Arizona University This book covers a large number of developing nations in a comprehensive, straightforward fashion. The individual chapters are filled with information and evidence about the environmental politics and policies in various developing countries. Very few works in this area cover so many developing nations in a single volume. - Sheldon Kamieniecki, author of Environmental Politics in the International Arena """...a must for the students and scholars of development studies, economics, environmental science, political science, resource management and anyone interested in sustainable development. In short, a superb contribution, and highly recommended."" - Environmental Politics ""I am impressed by the quality of the contributors. Many are among the top researchers in their regional field. I also like the choice of case studies, which take in virtually all of the world's major areas of environmental degradation. For those wanting a global overview, this book provides all the pieces in a single location."" - Jacqueline Switzer, Northern Arizona University ""This book covers a large number of developing nations in a comprehensive, straightforward fashion. The individual chapters are filled with information and evidence about the environmental politics and policies in various developing countries. Very few works in this area cover so many developing nations in a single volume."" - Sheldon Kamieniecki, author of Environmental Politics in the International Arena" Author InformationUday Desai is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Political Science Department at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and is coeditor-in-chief of Policy Studies Journal. Ecological Policy and Politics in Developing Countries is the first of two volumes on environmental politics and policy; the second volume, focusing on industrialized countries, will also be published by SUNY Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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