Environmental Policies in the Third World

?n this anthology, editors O.P. Dwivedi and Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi present sound analyses of national-level environmental policy in several Third World countries: India, China, Indonesia, Nigeria, Chile, and Mexico...The study of comparative environmental politics and policies promises many rewards: clear lessons and models that could save fledgling environmental agencies from painful mistakes; greater understanding of domestic positions in international environmental negotiations; and dependable regulatory information relevant to foreign investors.... the book provides fertile ground for the new field of comparative environmental politics.?-Environment "n this anthology, editors O.P. Dwivedi and Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi present sound analyses of national-level environmental policy in several Third World countries: India, China, Indonesia, Nigeria, Chile, and Mexico...The study of comparative environmental politics and policies promises many rewards: clear lessons and models that could save fledgling environmental agencies from painful mistakes; greater understanding of domestic positions in international environmental negotiations; and dependable regulatory information relevant to foreign investors.... the book provides fertile ground for the new field of comparative environmental politics."-Environment

O. P. DWIVEDI is Professor of Public and Environmental Administration, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. He has been policy consultant to the governments of India, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Mauritius, and Costa Rica. He has authored and edited 20 books, 13 conference proceedings, and over 60 articles in professional journals. He was elected President of the Canadian Political Science Association in 1986 and presently is Vice President of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, Brussels, Belgium. DHIRENDRA K. VAJPEYI is Professor of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls. He has authored, co-authored, and edited eight books, including Technology and Development, Local Government and Politics in the Third World, and Modernizing China rther, he has contributed numerous articles in professional journals. Presently, he is Secretary of International Political Science Association's Research Committee on Technology and Development (RC35).

Preface Sustainable Development: Linking Global Environmental Change to Technology Cooperation by Dieter Koenig External Factors Influencing Environmental Policymaking in the Third World: Role of Multilateral Development Aid Agencies by Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi India's Environmental Policy, Programs and Politics by O. P. Dwivedi and Renu Khator Environmental Protection in China by George P. Jan Protecting the Environment in Indonesia: Policies and Programs by Robert Boardman and Timothy M. Shaw Environmental Problems, Policies and Prospects in Africa: A Continental Overview by Peter J. Stoett Nigeria's Environment: Crises, Consequences and Responses by Pita Ogaba Agbese Environmental Policy and Politics in Chile: A Latin American Case-Study by J. Nef National Environmental Policy and Programs in Mexico by Maria Emilia Janetti-Diaz, Jose Mario Hernandez-Quezada, and Chadwick DeWaard Selected Bibliography by Steven Havercamp and Georgia N. Vajpeyi Index