The political economy of the environment : the case of Japan
"This authoritative study of Japan's environmental problems is by the country's leading environmental economist, Shigeto Tsuru. The author places environmental issues within a socio-economic context. In providing an historical account of environmental disruption in Japan, Professor Tsuru cites a number of key cases of industrial pollution in the pre-war and post-war periods and illustrates the effectiveness of such a strategy not only for Japan but any developed country. Finally the author proposes a set of countermeasures against environmental problems, applicable to all developed countries today, aimed at achieving a new quality of life."--Jacket
Electronic books
viii, 280 pages ; 23 cm
9780774807630, 0774807636
43284065
1. Methodological Introduction
2. Historical Analysis
The Prewar Period
3. Historical Analysis
The Postwar Period I
4. Historical Analysis
The Postwar Period II: Major Kogai Incidents
5. From Stockholm (1972) to Rio (1992)
6. Progress and Setback in Standards, Compensation and Assessment
7. Pharmacological and Other Pollutions
8. Implications of Globalized Environment Problems: Sustainable Development
9. A New Life-Style Sought