Global Environmental Negotiations and US Interests

This book examines the question of why effective action has been taken to ameliorate some global environmental problems while no improvement has been made on others. This book provides a comprehensive typology of the potential costs and benefits of effective agreements and clarifies the leader's true interests on particular environmental issues.

Autorentext
DEBORAH S. DAVENPORT is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Mississippi State University, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction The Effectiveness of Agreement: The Argument Taking Ownership of the Ozone Layer Ozone Protection: The Story Continues The Forest for the Trees Divergence on Diversity The Climate on Climate Change Conclusions