Regimes in Southeast Asia An Analysis of Environmental Cooperation [Paperback]

In the context of massive environmental problems in Southeast Asia, the countries in the region have decided  at least in some instances  to create regimes to solve these problems jointly. This empirical observation is surprising, given the Southeast Asian countries general reluctance to regional cooperation, the governance and budgetary constraints that are typical for developing countries and the huge heterogeneity of the involved countries in terms of environmental vulnerability, economic capacity and hegemonic power. This book analyzes the creation and effectiveness of two environmental regimes, one on transboundary haze pollution and a second on resource management of the Mekong. It will be shown that regime creation is extremely problematic and strategies to overcome conflicting actor constellations are mostly lacking.Demand for and Supply of Environmental Cooperation - Regime Theory - Methodology - Case Study One: Transboundary Haze Pollution - Case Study Two: Common Use of the Mekong - Cross-Cutting Features and Theoretical ReflectionCreation and Effectiveness of Environmental Regimes

Henriette Litta has studied Political Science in Berlin, Philadelphia and Singapore. She is currently working as Associate to the Dean of the Hertie School of Governance.

In the context of massive environmental problems in Southeast Asia, the countries in the region have decided  at least in some instances  to create regimes to solve these problems jointly. This empirical observation is surprising, given the Southeast Asian countries general reluctance to regional cooperation, the governance and budgetary constraints that are typical for developing countries and the huge heterogeneity of the involved countries in terms of environmental vulnerability, economic capacity and hegemonic power. This book analyzes the creation and effectiveness of two environmental regimes, one on transboundary haze pollution and a second on resource managemenlC¾