Environmental regulation in the new global economy :
Jenkins, Rhys.
Environmental regulation in the new global economy : the impact on industry and competitiveness / - Cheltenham; Northampton Edward Elgar c2002 - xiv, 306 p. :
Papers resulting from a conference held in 1999 at the University of East Anglia.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book attempts to answer these questions using case studies of three pollution-intensive industries: iron and steel, leather tanning and fertilizers. Based on in-depth interviews with managers and regulators in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, the book illustrates the variety of responses to the conflicting pressures of globalisation and environmental protection at corporate and industry levels. It also considers the impact which shifting competitive advantage has on the environment in newly industrialized countries and transition economies.
1840645407 (cased) 9781843768456 1843768453
Environmental policy
Environmental policy - economic aspects
Environmental law
Environmental law - compliance costs
Factory and trade waste
Factory and trade waste - environmental aspects
Globalization
Globalization - environmental aspects
Competition, International
Developing countries
333.7 / ENV
Environmental regulation in the new global economy : the impact on industry and competitiveness / - Cheltenham; Northampton Edward Elgar c2002 - xiv, 306 p. :
Papers resulting from a conference held in 1999 at the University of East Anglia.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book attempts to answer these questions using case studies of three pollution-intensive industries: iron and steel, leather tanning and fertilizers. Based on in-depth interviews with managers and regulators in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, the book illustrates the variety of responses to the conflicting pressures of globalisation and environmental protection at corporate and industry levels. It also considers the impact which shifting competitive advantage has on the environment in newly industrialized countries and transition economies.
1840645407 (cased) 9781843768456 1843768453
Environmental policy
Environmental policy - economic aspects
Environmental law
Environmental law - compliance costs
Factory and trade waste
Factory and trade waste - environmental aspects
Globalization
Globalization - environmental aspects
Competition, International
Developing countries
333.7 / ENV