Ecological Policy and Politics in Developing Countries

Uday Desai is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Political Science Department at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and is coeditor-in-chief of Policy Studies Journal. Ecological Policy and Politics in Developing Countries is the first of two volumes on environmental politics and policy; the second volume, focusing on industrialized countries, will also be published by SUNY Press.

• List of Tables and Figures List of Maps Preface Permissions 1. Environment, Economic Growth, and Government in Developing Countries Uday Desai2. The Politics of Environmental Policy in the People's Republic of China Lester Ross3. Environmental Policy and Politics in Indonesia Robert Cribb4. Forest Tales: Politics, Policy Making, and the Environment in Thailand Jonathan Rigg and Philip Stott5. Economic Growth with Pollution: Taiwan's Environmental Experience Juju Chin-Shou Wang6. Environmental Policy and Politics in India R. K. Sapru7. Environmental Policy and Politics in Mexico Stephen P. Mumme8. Politics and Policies in Venezuela's Environmental Management Pablo Gutman9. Comparative Environmental Issues and Policies in Nigeria Olusegun Areola10. Environmental Policy in the Czech Republic and Slovakia Catherine Albrecht11. Poverty, Government, and the Global Environment Uday DesaiList of Contributors Index

"…a must for the students and scholars of development studies, economics, environmental science, political science, resource management and anyone interested in sustainable development. In short, a superb contribution, and highly recommended." — Environmental Politics"I am impressed by the quality of the contributors. Many are among the top researchers in their regional field. I also like the choice of case studies, which take in virtually all of the world's major areas of environmental degradation. For those wanting a global overview, this book provides all the pieces in a single location." — Jacqueline Switzer, Northern Arizona University"This book covers a large number of developing nations in a comprehensive, straightforward fashion. The individual chapters are filled with information and evidence about the environmental politics and policies in various developing countries. Very few works in this area cover so many developing nations in a single volume." — Sheldon Kamieniecki, author of Environmental Politics in the International Arena