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ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS IBD

ROUTLEDGE
09 / 2008
9780415961059
Inglés

Sinopsis

The second edition of Environmental Politics: Stakeholders, Interests, and Policymakingáshows students that environmental politicsáis fundamentallyáa clash ofácompeting stakeholdersâÇÖ interests, andáenvironmental policy the result of their reconciliation.áBut developmentsáin environmentalápolicymaking overáthe past several years have been little short of earthshaking.áThe text not only marks changes in the formal lawmaking process itself, butácovers recent elements reshapingáenvironmental politics, such as: áthe new environmentally activist posture of business theádramatic shift of policymaking influenceáfromáthe federal to state and local levels theáparticipation of new actors on the environmental policy stage, most notably the faith community the U-turn of organized labor, fromáopponent of environmentalists to their collaborator the consolidation of the varying missions of environmental advocacy groups to fight global warming the emergence of science from its historic politicaláneutralityáto open advocacy the increasing role of both the media and the judiciary Written by an expert with more than 25 years ofá'smoke-filled room'áexperience in environmental policymaking, Environmental Politics:áStakeholders, Interests, and Policymaking gives students an insiderâÇÖs view of how policies are forged.á By examining current environmental issues through a stakeholder lens, this book not only provides a unique perspective into how policies are adopted, but also illuminatesáthe transformative power of global warming as a politicaláforce.á