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Phillip Stalley - Foreign Firms, Investment, and Environmental Regulation in the People's Republic of China - 9780804771535 - V9780804771535
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Foreign Firms, Investment, and Environmental Regulation in the People's Republic of China

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Description for Foreign Firms, Investment, and Environmental Regulation in the People's Republic of China Hardback. To Go Green Is Glorious examines the impact of foreign investors, and the competition to attract them, on China's environmental regulation. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 tables, 16 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 522.

This new book takes as its focus a simple yet critical question: Does foreign direct investment lead to weakened environmental regulation, thereby turning developing countries into "pollution havens"? The debate over this question has never before been the focus of a book about China. Phillip Stalley examines the development of Chinese law governing the environmental impact of foreign investors, describes how regional competition for investment has influenced environmental regulation, and analyzes the environmental practices of foreign and Chinese companies. He finds only modest evidence that integration with the global economy has transformed China into a pollution haven. Indeed, after China ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804771535
SKU
V9780804771535
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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99-15

About Phillip Stalley
Phillip Stalley is Assistant Professor of Political Science at DePaul University in Chicago.

Reviews for Foreign Firms, Investment, and Environmental Regulation in the People's Republic of China
"Foreign Firms, Investment, and Environmental Regulation in the People's Republic of China is well worth examining even for readers whose main interests may not be in all four of the elements of the title. The treatment of foreign firms and investment in a rapidly developing country will have resonance beyond the environmental sector (or China), while the book's review of ... Read more

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