The world's industrialized nations are the major consumers of the Earth's                  resources and major sources of environmental pollution. Environmental protection                  plays an important role in the politics of most of these nations. Although a large                  and growing body of literature exists on environmental problems and policies in the                  developed world, most of it focuses on government policy in individual nations. A                  smaller body of literature compares specific environmental policies in two or more                  nations. Taking a broader approach, this book examines the environmental policy                  process in seven major industrialized nations: Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy,                  Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Each chapter discusses one                  country's major environmental problems and determinants of its environmental                  politics and policy. It also analyzes the interplay between politics and policy and                  offers suggesions for developing effective policy.The book analyzes the role of                  institutions, interests, and values in shaping policies in each of the seven                  countries. An institutional perspective provides a common framework, focusing on                  three kinds of institutions: business and industry; federal and provincial                  governments; and international organizations. The final chapter offers hypotheses                  concerning institutions and environmental policy as a basis for further                  research.

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