Environmental Technology Development In Liberal And Coordinated Market Economies: Tweaking Institutions

Environmental Technology Development in Liberal and Coordinated Market Economies This page intentionally left blank E nvironmental Technology Development in Liberal and Coordinated Market E conomies Tweaking Institutions Shiu-Fai Wong ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN LIBERAL AND COORDINATED MARKET ECONOMIES © Shiu-Fai Wong, 2006. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2006 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS 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: 978–1–4039–7642–0 ISBN-10: 1–4039–7642–2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: December 2006 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America. For those who are interested in improving state governance and our planet. This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Charts and Tables ix List of Abbreviations xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii About the Author xix 1. 2. Traditional Institutions are Ineffective in an Exceptional Policy Sector 1 Tweaking Institutions in the Shadow of the State 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Role of Institutions in Regulation 2.3 The Impact of State-Societal Structures 2.4 The Effect of State-Societal Relationships 2.5 Institutions for Environmental-Technology Development 19 19 24 27 31 3. “Different Traits Design” Comparisons 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Adoption of Comparative Case Studies 3.3 Sampling Techniques and their Restrictions 49 49 49 54 4. Varieties of Regulatory State: Wind Power Diffusion in the United Kingdom and Germany 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Dilemma of Market Forces and State Involvement 4.3 Wind Power Case Study Method 4.4 Wind Power Policy in the United Kingdom 4.5 Wind Power Policy in Germany 4.6 Conclusions 36 63 63 66 72 74 83 88 viii 5. 6. 7. Contents Varieties of State-Societal Structure: Packaging Waste Recycling Development in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Comparative Figures and Methodology 5.3 The United States 5.4 The United Kingdom 5.5 Australia 5.6 Germany 5.7 Sweden 5.8 Switzerland 5.9 Conclusions Varieties of State-Societal Relationship: Environmentally Friendly Auto Technology Advancement in the United States and Japan 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Impact of Institutional Structures on the Quality of Public-Private Partnerships 6.3 Comparative Case Studies between the United States and Japan 6.4 The Evolution and Demise of PNGV 6.5 Evolution and Achievement of the Japanese Environmentally Friendly Auto Technology Development 6.6 An Institutional Comparison between the United States and Japan 6.7 Conclusions Conclusions 93 93 95 100 103 105 107 111 113 116 123 123 126 129 132 137 140 155 159 Appendices: Definition of Terms 183 Notes 193 Bibliography 205 Index 223