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Globalization And The Institutional Dynamics Of Global Environmental Governance, Tun Myint
Globalization And The Institutional Dynamics Of Global Environmental Governance, Tun Myint
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
This paper is concerned with globalization and the institutional dynamics of global environmental governance. How do the phenomena of globalization shape the study of the institutional dimensions of global environmental governance, and how do these phenomena influence the practicality of law and state-centric politics? These questions guide the direction of this paper and its aim to advance theories and research methods for the study of the dynamics of institutions for governance. By synthesizing the conceptual findings of the literature, this paper develops an analytical framework of globalization and analytical themes to advance the systematic study of the dynamics of institutions, …
What Globalization Means For Ecotourism: Managing Globalization's Impacts On Ecotourism In Developing Countries, Alexander C. O'Neill
What Globalization Means For Ecotourism: Managing Globalization's Impacts On Ecotourism In Developing Countries, Alexander C. O'Neill
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
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Environmental Realpolitik: Joint Implementation And Climate Change, Thomas C. Heller
Environmental Realpolitik: Joint Implementation And Climate Change, Thomas C. Heller
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Professor Heller's article discusses why there has been little
progress after the Rio Earth Summit in developing the Framework
Convention on Climate Change. He argues that, beyond the scientific
uncertainties about climate change and its economic impacts,
agreement on the legal structure of a comprehensive regime has been
hampered by institutional factors. These include: the political
discounting of damage to future populations, the diverse risks of
global warming in different regions, and the distrust in many nations
with market instruments, like taxes or tradable permits, that are
favored by many industrial nations dependent on fossil fuels.
Resolving these problems will …