Regimes in Southeast Asia: An Analysis of Environmental Cooperation 2012th Edition
Author(s): Henriette Litta (Author)
Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Publication Date: October 21, 2011
Edition: 2012th
Language: English
Print length: 216 pages
ISBN-10: 3531184822
ISBN-13: 9783531184821
Book Description
In the context of massive environmental problems in Southeast Asia countries have decided – at least in some few instances – to create regimes to solve these problems jointly. This empirical observation is surprising given the Southeast Asian countries’ general reluctance to regional cooperation, the governance and budgetary constraints that are typical for developing countries and the huge heterogeneity of the involved countries in terms of environmental vulnerability, economic capacity and hegemonic power. This book analyzes the creation and effectiveness of two environmental regimes, one on transboundary haze pollution and a second on resource management of the Mekong. It will be shown that regime creation is extremely problematic and strategies to overcome conflicting actor constellations are mostly lacking.
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Creation and Effectiveness of Environmental Regimes
From the Back Cover
In the context of massive environmental problems in Southeast Asia, the countries in the region have decided – at least in some instances – to create regimes to solve these problems jointly. This empirical observation is surprising, given the Southeast Asian countries’ general reluctance to regional cooperation, the governance and budgetary constraints that are typical for developing countries and the huge heterogeneity of the involved countries in terms of environmental vulnerability, economic capacity and hegemonic power. This book analyzes the creation and effectiveness of two environmental regimes, one on transboundary haze pollution and a second on resource management of the Mekong. It will be shown that regime creation is extremely problematic and strategies to overcome conflicting actor constellations are mostly lacking.
About the Author
Henriette Litta has studied Political Science in Berlin, Philadelphia and Singapore. She is currently working as Associate to the Dean of the Hertie School of Governance.
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