List of Figures vii
List of Tables viii
List of Boxes ix
List of Acronyms x
List of Contributors xiv
Preface xv
Acknowledgements xvii
1. Learning from Japanese Environmental Management Experiences 1(14)
Hidefumi Imura and Miranda A. Schreurs
2. Japan's Environmental Policy: Past and Future 15(34)
Hidefumi Imura
3. Japan's Environmental Policy: Institutions and the Interplay of Actors 49(37)
Hidefumi Imura
4. Economic Implications of Pollution Control Policy in Japan 86(16)
Kazuhiro Ueta
5. Japan's Environmental Politics: Recognition and Response Processes 102(33)
Jeffrey Broadbent
6. Japan's Environmental Policy: International Cooperation 135(18)
Hidefumi Imura
7. Environmental Policy Instruments 153(32)
Hidefumi Imura
8. Case Studies of Environmental Politics in Japan 185(30)
Fumikazu Yoshida
9. Local Government, Industry and Pollution Control Agreements 215(34)
Yu Matsuno
10. Japan's Environmental Policy: Financial Mechanisms 249(17)
Tomohiko Inui, Akira Morishima and Hidefumi Imura
11. Environmental Industries and Technologies in Japan 266(21)
Hidefumi Imura, Ryota Shinohara and Koji Himi
12. Japan's Environmental Management Experiences: Strategic Implications for Asia's Developing Countries 287(28)
Yong Ren
13. Environmental Policy-making in the Advanced Industrialized Countries: Japan, the European Union and the United States of America Compared 315(27)
Miranda A. Schreurs
14. Evaluating Japan's Environmental Policy Performance 342(18)
Hidefumi Imura
References 360(28)
Index 388
List of Tables viii
List of Boxes ix
List of Acronyms x
List of Contributors xiv
Preface xv
Acknowledgements xvii
1. Learning from Japanese Environmental Management Experiences 1(14)
Hidefumi Imura and Miranda A. Schreurs
2. Japan's Environmental Policy: Past and Future 15(34)
Hidefumi Imura
3. Japan's Environmental Policy: Institutions and the Interplay of Actors 49(37)
Hidefumi Imura
4. Economic Implications of Pollution Control Policy in Japan 86(16)
Kazuhiro Ueta
5. Japan's Environmental Politics: Recognition and Response Processes 102(33)
Jeffrey Broadbent
6. Japan's Environmental Policy: International Cooperation 135(18)
Hidefumi Imura
7. Environmental Policy Instruments 153(32)
Hidefumi Imura
8. Case Studies of Environmental Politics in Japan 185(30)
Fumikazu Yoshida
9. Local Government, Industry and Pollution Control Agreements 215(34)
Yu Matsuno
10. Japan's Environmental Policy: Financial Mechanisms 249(17)
Tomohiko Inui, Akira Morishima and Hidefumi Imura
11. Environmental Industries and Technologies in Japan 266(21)
Hidefumi Imura, Ryota Shinohara and Koji Himi
12. Japan's Environmental Management Experiences: Strategic Implications for Asia's Developing Countries 287(28)
Yong Ren
13. Environmental Policy-making in the Advanced Industrialized Countries: Japan, the European Union and the United States of America Compared 315(27)
Miranda A. Schreurs
14. Evaluating Japan's Environmental Policy Performance 342(18)
Hidefumi Imura
References 360(28)
Index 388