Confronting Environmental Change in East and Southeast Asia: Eco-Politics, Foreign Policy and Sustainable Development by Paul G. Harris

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Synopsis

In 14 articles contributors describe the causes of ecological problems in the region and the strategies necessary to bring about permanent solutions, including sustainable development. Article topics describing the actors, institutions and forces of these changes include environmental politics and foreign policy in China and Japan, the domestic policies and anthropocentric nature of Japanese policy, the impact of decades of change in the economic and environmental policies of China, and Taiwan's efforts to balance trade and the environment. Articles describing strategies include the influence of international agreements on Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai development, and development work in New Guinea, Canada and Taiwan. Distributed by Stylus. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Biography

Paul G. Harris is Associate Professor of Politics at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.