Moving from National to International Environmental Policy

Environmental problems will increasingly spill over national boundaries. An effective and efficient response to these problems will require international solutions; relying purely on national regulatory mechanisms to address global issues will not suffice. To meet this need, better international env...

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Published in:Policy sciences 1998-09, Vol.31 (3), p.225-235
Main Authors: Esty, Daniel C., Mendelsohn, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate change policy
Countries
Emissions policy
ENVIRONMENT
Environmental impact
Environmental Policy
Environmental pollution
Environmental protection
Environmental regulation
Environmentalism
Globalization
GLOBALIZATION, ON A GLOBAL SCALE
International
International agreements
International cooperation
International Relations
Policy making
Pollutant emissions
Pollution
Pollution control
PUBLIC POLICY
REGULATION & REGULATORY POLICY
Studies
Transfrontier pollution
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Summary:Environmental problems will increasingly spill over national boundaries. An effective and efficient response to these problems will require international solutions; relying purely on national regulatory mechanisms to address global issues will not suffice. To meet this need, better international environmental programs must be developed that maximize collective gain, enforce property rights, address the range of environmental values present in different countries, and fairly determine who should pay for global-scale pollution control.
ISSN:0032-2687
1573-0891
DOI:10.1023/A:1004365815542