The Power of Words, Rules and Money Jörgens, Helge editor of compilation. Lenschow, Andrea editor of compilation. Liefferink, Duncan editor of compilation. text enk 2013 monographic eng

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1 online resource (325 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). Over recent decades national environmental policies have become increasingly alike. This book analyses the driving forces of this process of policy convergence, providing an in-depth empirical analysis of the international forces at work. It does so by investigating how four countries - France, Hungary, Mexico and the Netherlands - have shaped their domestic environmental policies in the context of international institutions and relationships, while taking into account various domestic factors and national conditions. Employing a qualitative approach, the authors seek to deepen understanding of the processes and mechanisms through which international forces such as legal harmonisation, institutionalised information flows and global trade dynamics affect domestic environmental policy change. Together with its companion volume Environmental Policy Convergence in Europe: The Impact of Trade and International Institutions (2008) this book provides a 'showcase' of mixed methodologies, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches in an innovative way. Edited by Helge Jörgens, Andrea Lenschow, Duncan Liefferink. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). GE170 .U535 2014 363.7/0561 9781139795357 (ebook) http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139795357 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139795357 UkCbUP 120928 20170413094206.0 CR9781139795357