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Who should pay for pollution? The OECD, the European Communities and the emergence of environmental policy in the early 1970s.
- Source :
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European Review of History . Jun2017, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p377-398. 22p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Environmental policy emerged as a new European and global policy field within a very brief period of time during the early 1970s. Notably in Europe, international organizations played a central role in defining core principles for this new policy domain. This article argues that inter-organizational connections were crucial in this context: the exchange and transfer of policy ideas facilitated the rise of environmental policy across different international organizations. Focusing on the co-evolution of the polluter-pays principle enshrined almost simultaneously both at the OECD and the European Communities, the article assesses the multiple routes along which policy ideas travelled, the role inter-organizational competition played and the selective nature of transfers. While expertise played a key role in determining which policy concepts were selected, institutional conditions and the politics of the recipient institution determined how they were adapted to the respective new context. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13507486
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Review of History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123710061
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13507486.2017.1282427