Environment and Statecraft: The Strategy of Environmental Treaty-Making

by Scott Barrett

How did the Montreal Protocol succeed in protecting the earth's ozone layer? Why will the Kyoto Protocol fail to materially dampen global climate change? Are treaties really needed? Can they be made to work better? This book develops a theory to answer these questions--one that integrates the approaches used in economics, political science, international law, and game theory. It also applies the theory to some of the world's most important environmental problems.

Genres: Environment

Hardcover

First published March 13, 2003

Reviews

[Niklas_Lehmann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scott Barretts book is the best account of "how to engineer treaties that work"- a must for any student of environmental economics. The book provides interesting historical case studies to make its points. Most of the book is devoted to the game theory that underlies international action. The historical case studies provide some sense of how theory can be applied in practice- which is refreshing and gave me a lot of optimism. Often, the theory is presented in a non-standard way. However, I did not find the representation off-putting.