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La Liberté D’Expression Aux États-Unis Et En France, Elisabeth Zoller
La Liberté D’Expression Aux États-Unis Et En France, Elisabeth Zoller
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A chapter from the Ministry's report, RÉPUBLIQUE ÉCOLE LAÏCITÉ
Instituting Environmental Protection: From Red To Green In Poland, Daniel H. Cole
Instituting Environmental Protection: From Red To Green In Poland, Daniel H. Cole
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Under socialism, Poland suffered tremendous environmental devastation. After socialism, Poland's environmental performance has improved remarkably. This book explains that system-specific institutions of socialism undermined environmental protection by creating regulatory conflicts of interest that led the Party/state to soften budget and law constraints on polluters. Those problems have diminished in post-Communist Poland as socialist legal, political and economic institutions have been replaced by liberal-democratic institutions and competitive markets. The analysis carries important implications for an institutional theory of environmental protection.