Development of Environmental Policy in Japan and Asian Countries

This book examines the issues of environmental policy formation and implementation linked to economic development, in Japan and other Asian countries.

TADAYOSHI TERAO is Reseacher in the Environment and Resources Studies Group at the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Japan. He co-authored Studies on Environmental Pollution Disputes in East Asia; Cases from Mainland China and Taiwan with W. Canfa, H. Jing, L. Min and K. Otuka. Also with K. Oyuka, he co-edited Environmental Policy in a Changing Asia: Industrialization, Democratization, and Globalization.

KENJI OTUK is Reseacher in the Environment and Resources Studies Group at the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Japan. He co-authored Studies on Environmental Pollution Disputes in East Asia; Cases from Mainland China and Taiwan with W. Canfa, H. Jing, L. Min and T.Terao. He co-edited Environmental Policy in a Changing Asia: Industrialization, Democratization, and Globalization also with T. Terao, and Handbook of China Environmental Problem, 2005-2006 with J.Asuka, N. Kataoka and Y. Aikawa, and Promoting Sustainable River Basin Governance; Crafting Japan-U.S. Water Partnerships in China, with J. L.Turner.

Introduction--T.Terao & K.Otuka * PART 1: RETHINKING OF JAPANESE EXPERIENCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL * Industrial Policy, Industrial Development and Pollution Control in Postwar Japan: Implications for Developing Countries--T.Terao * Historial Dynamic Interactions between the Regulation Policy and the Pipe-End Technology Development in Japan: Case Studies of Developing Air Pollution Control Technology--Y.Fujii * Role of Local Governmental Research Institute in Development and Diffusion of Pollution Control Technologies in Japan--Y.Ito * Administrative Guidance Provided by Japanese Local Government for Air Pollution Control--R.Fujikura * PART 2: DYNAMISM OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROCESS IN ASIA * Environmental Policy Planning under Imperfect Market and Government Capacity: A Case of Air Pollution Abatement in China--N.Horii * Rating Program Revisted: In the Case of Indonesia--M.Kojima * Industrial Pollution Control in India: Public Interest Litigation Re-examined--Y.Tsujita * Environmental Governance and Social Change in China: Focusing on Implementation of Industrial Pollution Control--K.Otuka * Democratization, Decentralization, and Environmental Policy in Taiwan: Political Economy of Environmental Policy Formation and Implementation--T.Terao * Environmental Cooperation in East Asia: Comparison with European Region and the Effectiveness of Japan's Policy; H.Shiroyama Introduction--T.Terao & K.Otuka * PART 1: RETHINKING OF JAPANESE EXPERIENCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL * Industrial Policy, Industrial Development and Pollution Control in Postwar Japan: Implications for Developing Countries--T.Terao * Historial Dynamic Interactions between the Regulation Policy and the Pipe-End Technology Development in Japan: Case Studies of Developing Air Pollution Control Technology--Y.Fujii * Role of Local Governmental Research Institute in Development and Diffusion of Pollution Control Technologies in Japan--Y.Ito * Administrative Guidance Provided by Japanese Local Government for Air Pollution Control--R.Fujikura * PART 2: DYNAMISM OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROCESS IN ASIA * Environmental Policy Planning under Imperfect Market and Government Capacity: A Case of Air Pollution Abatement in China--N.Horii * Rating Program Revisted: In the Case of Indonesia--M.Kojima * Industrial Pollution Control in India: Public Interest Litigation Re-examined--Y.Tsujita * Environmental Governance and Social Change in China: Focusing on Implementation of Industrial Pollution Control--K.Otuka * Democratization, Decentralization, and Environmental Policy in Taiwan: Political Economy of Environmental Policy Formation and Implementation--T.Terao * Environmental Cooperation in East Asia: Comparison with European Region and the Effectiveness of Japan's Policy; H.Shiroyama