An Institutional Basis for Environmental Stewardship - The Structure and Quality of Property Rights (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003)

What is the role of government in environmental politics and policy? The answer to this question used to be relatively clear. Government was to regulate the environmental performance of state and non-state actors, to set standards, impose charges, and establish more or less stringent criteria of acceptable behavior. With the increasing appearance of the issues of globalization and global governance in the political science literature, however, the focus has turned to the role of non-state actors. Academic research and the popular debate have identified business, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and civil society as such as increasingly important and potentially powerful actors in the political arena. At the same time, some observers have proclaimed the influence of government to be declining. Others have argued that the role of government primarily is changing rather than declining. Those who adopt the latter perspective postulate that the new role for government in this changing political and socio-economic context is to set the framework for action. In this perspective, government is still of fundamental importance for the functioning of the society, the economy, and political decision-making, but its role is different in that government 'merely' provides the institutional framework facilitating desired outcomes.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Environment & Policy, 35
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2003
Authors:	D. a. Fuchs
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	180
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-6166-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Economic geology > General Promotions
LSN:	90-481-6166-5
Barcode:	9789048161669

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