Books received.

DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Graham Smith. Taylor & Francis/Routeledge: Independence, Kentucky, 2003. 800-248-4724. 10650 Toebben Drive, Independence, Kentucky 41051. 163 pp. $27.95 Softbound.

In Deliberative Democracy and the Environment, Graham Smith argues that the enhancement and institutionalization of democratic deliberation will improve reflection on the wide range of environmental values that citizens hold. Contemporary democracies are frequently criticized for failing to respond adequately to environmental problems, and our political institutions are often charged with misrepresenting environmental values in decision-making processes. Drawing on theories of deliberative democracy, Smith argues that institutions need to be restructured in order to promote democratic dialogue and reflection on the plurality of environmental values.

Graham Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Southampton. He is the co-author of Politics and the Environment and has published a number of essays on democratic and green political theory.

GREENING NAFTA: THE NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION

Edited by David Markell and John H. Knox. Stanford University Press: Palo Alto, California, 2003. 1450 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California 94304-1124. 324 pp. $45.00 Hardbound.

In 1993, environmental objections to NAFTA resulted in the establishment of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), the first international organization created to address issues related to trade and the environment. The CEC is also the first regional environmental agency in North America to possess innovative tools, almost unlimited jurisdiction, and unprecedented opportunities for participation of civil society at the international level.

Despite the CEC's importance to those interested in environmental protection, economic integration, and international policy, the CEC has received little scholarly attention to date. Greening NAFTA: The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation is intended to fill that gap by providing a comprehensive analysis of how the organization has fulfilled, or failed to fulfill, its mandates.

David L. Markell is the Steven M. Goldstein Professor of Law at the Florida State University College of Law. He served as the first Director of the CEC Secretariat's Submissions on Enforcement Matters Unit. John H. Knox is an Associate Professor of Law at the Dickinson School of...