Domestic Sources of International Environmental Policy Industry, Environmentalists, and U. S. Power |
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| Author:
| DeSombre, Elizabeth R. |
| Series title: | American and Comparative Environmental Policy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-262-04179-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2000 |
| Publisher: | MIT Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $70.00 |
Book Description:
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How do international environmental standards come into being? One important way, as Elizabeth DeSombre shows in this book, is through the internationalization of regulations that one or more countries have undertaken domestically. Domestic environmental regulation, DeSombre argues, can create an incentive for environmentalists and industry - previously at odds with each other - to work together to shape international environmental policy. For environmentalists, international regulation...
More DescriptionHow do international environmental standards come into being? One important way, as Elizabeth DeSombre shows in this book, is through the internationalization of regulations that one or more countries have undertaken domestically. Domestic environmental regulation, DeSombre argues, can create an incentive for environmentalists and industry - previously at odds with each other - to work together to shape international environmental policy. For environmentalists, international regulation offers greater protection of a resource. For industry, internationalization prevents unregulated foreign industries from operating at a competitive advantage. Domestic forces acting together often push for the threat or imposition of economic restrictions on countries resisting regulation.