Economic superpowers and the environment: the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan
Among the world's nations, the three countries chosen are clearly the leading producers, consumers, and polluters. Moreover, their political, economic, and social institutions exhibit important differences. National sovereignties constitute the framework within which solutions to the environmental crisis must be found, barring the sudden and improbable emergence of effective world government. An attempt is made to provide some insight into the cogency and promise of existing value patterns and institutional structures to halt and reverse environmental deterioration in these countries. Their performance and example are crucial to the outlook and behavior of other nations, whether developed or developing. The aim of the book is not only to elucidate specific environmental problems and policies in the three countries, but to do so in a broad cultural, historical, political, and economic context.
- OSTI ID:
- 7153484
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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