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"Business and environmental politics in Canada examines the way in which industries and firms work to influence the regulatory standards intended to improve their environmental performance. Filling an important gap in the environmental policy literature, this is the first book-length treatment...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Macdonald, Douglas, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Peterborough, Ont.] : [Broadview Press], [2007]
Temas:
Environmental protection > Economic aspects > Canada.
Business and politics > Canada.
Environmental policy > Canada.
Industries > Environmental aspects > Canada.
Industrie > Aspect de l'environnement > Canada.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Canada.
Affaires et politique > Canada.
Environnement > Protection > Aspect économique > Canada.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Business and politics.
Environmental policy.
Environmental protection > Economic aspects.
Industries > Environmental aspects.
Umweltschutz
Umweltauflage
Umweltpolitik
Industri > miljöaspekter > Kanada.
Miljöpolitik > Kanada.
Miljöskydd > ekonomiska aspekter > Kanada.
Canada.
Kanada
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  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter One: Introduction
  • Purpose of the Book
  • Scope of Inquiry
  • Rationale
  • Research Methodology
  • Theoretical Perspective
  • Organization of the Text
  • Summary of the Argument
  • Chapter Two: The Current State of Understanding
  • Emergence of the Corporation
  • Corporate Culture
  • Business-Government Literature
  • Business and Environment
  • Developing that Understanding
  • Chapter Three: Establishing the Regulatory System, 1956-1980
  • Policy Evolution, 1956-1980
  • ""Pulp-and-Paper Industry Response to Initial Regulation""""Business Becomes Politically Engaged""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter Four: Increasing Regulatory Pressure, 1980-1993""; ""Governments Equate Environment with Electoral Success""; ""Negotiated Adaptation: Inco and Acid Rain""; ""The Motor-Vehicle Industry""; ""Policy Intervention: Soft-Drink Industry Funding of Blue-Box Programs""; ""The Chemical Industryâ€?s Search for Social Legitimacy""; ""The Second Round of Pulp-and-Paper Regulation""; ""Adapting to Multistakeholder Consultation""; ""Embracing Sustainable Development""
  • Relating to Environmentalists: Hugs and SLAPP SuitsSummary
  • Chapter Five: Relaxing Regulatory Pressure, 1993-2000
  • Policy Evolution
  • The Business Role in Deregulation
  • Greening the Corporate Image
  • Defining Sustainable Development
  • Failure to Take Political Action on Apparent Self-Interest
  • The Chemical Industry Wards Off Sunsetting
  • Coda: The Oil and Gas Industry Fails to Prevent Kyoto Ratification
  • Summary
  • Chapter Six: Business and Environmental Politics
  • Political Interest Sought
  • Strategies for Achieving that Interest
  • Success in Achieving that Interest: Political PowerWhere Do We Go From Here?
  • References
  • Additional Readings
  • Index
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