Civil society and the future of environmental governance in Asia

Zarsky, Lyuba; Tay, Simon S. C.

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“…The worsening condition of poverty and unemployment created by Asian economic crisis has caused a reverse migration from urban to rural areas, expanded pressure on limited land, and exacerbated resource scarcity and overexploitation of natural resources. 53 In other words, the condition of poverty accentuated by the recent economic crisis, has further worsened East Asia's environmental insecurity. Downloaded by [Simon Fraser University] at 04: 19 18 November 2014…”

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Environmental security in East Asia: A critical view

Haque

2001

Journal of Strategic Studies

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Section: Critical Causes Of Environmental Insecuritymentioning

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Environmental security in East Asia: A critical view

Haque

2001

Journal of Strategic Studies

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“…Also at the national level, most governments have state institutions (ministries, agencies, councils, and committees) to deal with environment-related policies and problems. At the local community level, there are numerous non-state organizations such as environmental nongovernmental orgnizations (NGOs) and grassroots institutions (Zarsky, 1999).…”

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Achieving sustainable development through developmental states in the 21st century

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2023

International Review of Administrative Sciences

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This paper explores the growing significance of sustainable development evident in recent global concerns for the worsening conditions of environmental degradation and natural disasters. Despite the massive proliferation of international conventions, regional agreements, and national–local initiatives and the creation of numerous institutions at all levels, there are relatively disappointing outcomes regarding environmental sustainability. Next, the paper examines the main causes of such environmental underperformance, highlights the needs for making appropriate institutional choices, and emphasizes the central role of the state as the leading stakeholder in dealing with environmental governance. Finally, among the major formations of the state, it draws attention to the comparative advantages of the developmental state in terms of its composition, autonomy, embeddedness, and capacity and highlights its potential for more effective performance to achieve sustainable development.

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Greening Without Conflict? Environmentalism, NGOs and Civil Society in China

2001

Development and Change

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This article argues that the specific features and dynamics of China's environmentalism can be attributed to two factors: the 'greening' of the Chinese state at the time when environmentalism emerged, and the alternating politics of toleration and strict control of social organizations. As a result, environmentalism has developed in a gradual way, encompassing the various forms of 'green' NGOs that we see in the West and the ex-socialist states of Eastern and Central Europe. Yet, on the other hand, environmentalism was also robbed of the opportunity, as well as the immediate urgency, to openly confront the government. This is where it deviates from environmentalism in the West and the former Eastern-bloc countries.

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Civil society and the future of environmental governance in Asia

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Environmental security in East Asia: A critical view

Environmental security in East Asia: A critical view

Achieving sustainable development through developmental states in the 21st century

Greening Without Conflict? Environmentalism, NGOs and Civil Society in China

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