Transmitting Environmentalism? The Unintended Global Consequences of European Union Environmental Policies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12754240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carolyn Marie Dudek (0000-0002-0699-8946, European University Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-127 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Environmental Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1526-3800 • E-ISSN: 1536-0091 |
| Publisher | The MIT Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1162/glep_a_00169 |
| OpenAlex | W2081405380 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
Will European companies investing abroad be transmitters of EU environmental policies or environmental dumpers? This article utilizes a most-differentcases approach to analyze transnational corporation (TNC) behavior in countries with less stringent environmental standards. Drawing on rational institutionalism, the article examines two significant European business investments in Mercosur countries: paper pulp mills in Uruguay and fishing off the coast of Argentina. These cases demonstrate that EU environmental standards will be diffused beyond Europe's borders if significant fixed assets are involved, high levels of public awareness and action in response to environmental degradation are possible, and if the environmental policy of an industry is successfully implemented in Europe. Paper pulp milling in Uruguay fulfilled these conditions and TNCs, in this case applied EU standards. This was not so with TNC fishing practices in Argentina. Also, with high citizen attention, local companies will adopt similar environmental practices to those of their European counterparts, improving environmental practices even without domestic government regulations
Business · Corporation · Economics · Environmental degradation · Environmental policy · Environmental protection · Environmentalism · European union · Government (linguistics · International trade · Natural resource economics · Political science · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Law · Regulation and Compliance Studies · Ecology · Finance
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What have we Learned from Policy Transfer Research? Dolowitz and Marsh Revisited
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |