Institutions for Environmental Aid

Download or read book Institutions for Environmental Aid written by Robert Owen Keohane and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 1996 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discrepancy between levels of environmental quality of rich and poor countries will continue as long as large per capita gaps in income persist. 'Institutions for Environmental Aid' draws on research from economics, international relations, and development assistance, as well as the growing literature on international environmental relations, to evaluate the effectiveness of international institutions designed to facilitate the transfer of resources from richer to poorer countries, in conjunction with efforts to improve the natural environment.