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This book examines the issues of environmental policy formation and implementation linked to economic development, by reviewing the Japanese experiences and the examples of other Asian countries. This reveals factors, which could mutually influence effectiveness in environmental policy, of dynamism betwen environmental policy and social change in a domestic, regional and global context.
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Development of Environmental Policy in Japan and Asian Countries Edited by Tadayoshi Terao and Kenji Otsuka Development of Environmental Policy in Japan and Asian Countries Other titles by IDE-JETRO Daisuke Hiratsuka (editor) EAST ASIA’S DE FACTO ECONOMIC INTEGRATION Akifumi Kuchiki and Masatsugu Tsuji (editors) INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS IN ASIA: Analyses of Their Competition and Cooperation Mayumi Murayama (editor) GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT: The Japanese Experience in Comparative Perspective Nobuhiro Okamoto and Takeo Ihara (editors) SPATIAL STRUCTURE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA: An Interregional Input–Output Approach Mariko Watanabe (editor) RECOVERING FINANCIAL SYSTEMS: China and Asian Transition Economies Development of Environmental Policy in Japan and Asian Countries Edited by Tadayoshi Terao and Kenji Otsuka © Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), JETRO 2007 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN-13: 978–0–230–00470–2 ISBN-10: 0–230–00470–9 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Development of environmental policy in Japan and Asian countries/edited by Tadayoshi Terao and Kenji Otsuka p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–230–00470–9 1. Sustainable development—Japan. 2. Environmental policy—Japan. 3. Sustainable development—Asia. 4. Environmental policy—Asia. I. Terao, Tadayoshi, II. Otsuka, Kenji. HC465.E5D48 2007 338.952⬘07—dc22 2006048298 10 16 9 15 8 14 7 13 6 12 5 11 4 10 3 09 2 08 1 07 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Antony Rowe Ltd, Chippenham and Eastbourne Contents List of Tables vii List of Figures ix Notes on the Contributors xi Preface xii Introduction Part I Rethinking of Japanese Experiences in Environmental Pollution Control 1 2 3 4 Part II 1 Industrial Policy, Industrial Development and Pollution Control in Post-war Japan: Implic