Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy: National Government Interventions in a Global Arena.

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Edited by Frank Wijen, Kees Zoeteman, and Jan Pieters. PO Box 574, Willston, Vermont 05495-0575: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., 2005. (800) 390-3149. www.e-elgar.co.uk. ISBN 1-84376-913-1. 768 pp. $255.00 Hardback.

In the current era of globalisation, national governments are increasingly exposed to international influences which can present many new constraints and opportunities for domestic environmental policies. This comprehensive handbook pushes the frontiers of theoretical and empirical knowledge, and provides a state-of-the-art examination of the critical effects of globalisation on environmental governance.

Contributors: M. Arentsen, P. Conceicao, T. de Bruijn, C. Dutilh, D. Esty, N. Gerard, E. Harkink, N. Hazendonk, J. Hol, J. Hontelez, M. Ivanova, M. Jansen, T. Jones, I. Kaul, A. Keck, R. Kemp, A. Kolliker, L. Kramer, D. Liefferink, S. Martens, C. Martin, H. Massink, H. Opschoor, S. Ozinga...