Environmental Policy with Political and Economic Integration : The European Union and the United States

This work discusses how environmental policy in a federal or confederal system may differ both in theory and practice from that found in a unitary government system.

After examining the framework for environmental policy in the EU and US, the authors present papers on their federal institutions, the economic forces affecting environmental governance, the choice of policy instruments, linkages between trade and environmental policy and environmental regulations within international trade negotiations.

The final part brings together a series of case studies which shed light on the research questions formulated earlier in the book.

Issues discussed include the regulation of agricultural pollution, global warming, ozone pollution and environmental security.