Environment and Statecraft: The Strategy of Environmental Treaty-Making
Environmental problems like global climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion can only be remedied if states cooperate with one another. But sovereign states usually care only about their own interests. So states must somehow restructure the incentives to make cooperation pay. This iswhat treaties are meant to do. A few treaties, such as the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, succeed. Most, however, fail to alter the state behavior appreciably. This book develops theory that explains both the successes and the failures. In particular, the book explains when treaties are needed, whysome work better than others,…
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- ISBN: 978-0-19-928609-6
- EAN: 9780199286096
- Produktnummer: 22676734
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 437 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.7 cm 676 g
- Gewicht: 676
Über den Autor
Scott Barrett is Professor of Environmental Economics and International Political Economy at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. He was educated in the US, Canada, and Britain and taught previously at the London Business School.
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