Conditions for environmental policy success: An international comparison
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Abstract
Even though there are no examples of outstanding success when comparing national environmental policies, insights can still be gained by studying their relative success in terms of environmnetal quality. The starting point of this study is the hypothesis that the material, institutional and socio-cultural capacity of a country are more relevant in determing the outcome of environmental policies than its choice of policy instruments. Institutionally, the openness of the judicial, political, informational and economic systems for innovation is as important as a country's capacity for stategic action. Culturally, a tradition of consensus building strengthens both openness and the integration of politics and thereby reinforce the institutional conditions for relative success.