Asian Politics and Policy

The Diffusion of Public and Private Sustainability Regulations

Edited by Etsuyo Michida, John Humphrey, David Vogel

This book focuses on the spread of public and private environmental and food safety regulations from Europe and North America to Asia and Africa. It explores the growth of policy diffusion and standard alignment on sustainability observe...

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Origins and Evolution of Environmental Policies

Edited by Tadayoshi Terao, Tsuruyo Funatsu

This unique book traces the origins and evolution of environmental policy formation, comparing the differences in this process between developing and developed countries. It focuses on the importance of the state’s role and issues of tim...

Hardback (2021)

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China’s Foreign Policy since 1978: Return to Power

Nicholas Khoo

The success of China’s post-1978 reforms has provided it with significant resources to reshape its external environment. This book shows how China has leveraged this power from a neorealist perspective, projecting military and economic p...

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Informal Institutions in Policy Implementation

Anna Korppoo, Iselin Stensdal, Marius Korsnes

At a time of global climate crisis, this crucial book examines the prospects for implementing low-carbon policies in the two global superpowers of China and Russia, focusing on the role of informal institutions in achieving reductions in...

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China’s Maritime Silk Road

Gerald Chan

This innovative book examines the maritime component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), focusing on three key trade routes and addressing the question of how China protects its overseas assets. Gerald Chan explores China’s rising...

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‘Observing’ the Arctic

Edited by Chih Y. Woon, Klaus Dodds

Addressing the growing economic, political, and cultural presence of Asian states in the Arctic region, this timely book looks at how that presence is being evaluated and engaged with by Arctic states and their northern communities. A di...

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Conflict and Transnational Crime

Florian Weigand

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Exploring the links between armed conflict and transnational crime, Florian Weigand builds o...

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China–North Korea Relations

Edited by Catherine Jones, Sarah Teitt

Developing a new approach to exploring security relations between China and North Korea, this timely book examines China’s contradictory statements and actions through the lens of developmental peace. It highlights the differences betwee...

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Smart Cities in Asia

Edited by Yu-Min Joo, Teck-Boon Tan

At a time when Asia is rapidly growing in global influence, this much-needed and insightful book bridges two major current policy topics in order to offer a unique study of the latest smart city archetypes emerging throughout Asia. Highl...

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Creating China’s Climate Change Policy

Olivia Gippner

Drawing on first hand interview data with experts and government officials, Olivia Gippner develops a new analytical framework to explore the vested interests and policy debates surrounding Chinese climate policy-making.

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The Belt and Road Initiative and Global Governance

Edited by Maria A. Carrai, Jean-Christophe Defraigne, Jan Wouters

This timely book examines the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), assessing its effect on the international economic order and global governance more broadly. Through a variety of qualitative case studies, the book investigates the implement...

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