Instituting Environmental Protection: From Red to Green in Poland

Under socialism, Poland suffered tremendous environmental devastation. After socialism, Poland's environmental performance has improved remarkably. This book explains that system-specific institutions of socialism undermined environmental protection by creating regulatory conflicts of interest...

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Main Author: Cole, Daniel H. 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 1998
In:Year: 1998
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:Under socialism, Poland suffered tremendous environmental devastation. After socialism, Poland's environmental performance has improved remarkably. This book explains that system-specific institutions of socialism undermined environmental protection by creating regulatory conflicts of interest that led the Party/state to soften budget and law constraints on polluters. Those problems have diminished in post-Communist Poland as socialist legal, political and economic institutions have been replaced by liberal-democratic institutions and competitive markets. The analysis carries important implications for an institutional theory of environmental protection.https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/facbooks/1153/thumbnail.jp