UID:
almahu_9949068638002882
Format:
1 online resource (272 p.)
ISBN:
1-280-45092-4
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9786610450923
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0-203-08652-X
Series Statement:
Routledge studies on China in transition ; 25
Content:
Rapid economic growth in the world's most populous nation is leading to widespread soil erosion, desertification, deforestation and the depletion of vital natural resources. The scale and severity of environmental problems in China now threaten the economic and social foundations of its modernization. Using case studies, Morton analyzes the relationship between international and local responses to environmental problems in China, challenging the prevailing wisdom that weak compliance is the only constraint upon local environmental management in China. It advances two interrelated dis
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Developing environmental capacity -- The long march towards environmental management in China -- Engineering a solution : the Japanese approach -- Managing the environment with a human face : the UNDP approach -- Creating incentives and institutions : the World Bank approach -- The promises and pitfalls of international environmental aid to China.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-64868-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-37820-6
Language:
English
