Bibliograph

Asymmetric Environmental Governance in Azerbaijan, Oil Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, by Agshin Umudov

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Asymmetric Environmental Governance in Azerbaijan, Oil Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, by Agshin Umudov

Language

eng

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Asymmetric Environmental Governance in Azerbaijan

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

by Agshin Umudov

Series statement

Societies and Political Orders in Transition,, 2511-221XSpringer eBooks.

Sub title

Oil Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Summary

This book examines why authoritarian governments are willing to address environmental problems that have an international impact, such as CO2 emissions, but are reluctant to address problems that have only a domestic impact. In a case study of Azerbaijani oil politics, it demonstrates how the incumbent Azerbaijani regime has taken important measures trying to address CO2 emissions while ignoring the damage caused by oil pollution on the Caspian coast. The book argues that resource-rich authoritarian governments are eager to join international environmental initiatives to improve their image, but they address domestic environmental issues mainly if they threaten their hold on power. This book is an important contribution to scholarship on environmental governance in the post-Soviet space, an area that is poorly researched. Therefore, it is a must-read for researchers and scholars interested in post-Soviet studies, as well as in the nexus between mineral-rich regions and how social policy is created, e.g., environment, education, and healthcare. In addition, this book will be of tremendous importance for policymakers and international organizations as it looks into the motivation of authoritarian states in the post-Soviet space for environmental measures.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1 - Research overview, context and problematization -- Chapter 2 - Overview of environmental governance in Azerbaijan -- Chapter 3 - Oil contamination: policy prioritization and un-politics of pollution? -- Chapter 4 - Corruption and weakened civil society: impact on environmental governance -- Chapter 5 - Explaining path dependent patterns in Azerbaijan's environmental governance -- Chapter 6 - Reduction of GHG emissions: a comparative success? -- Chapter 7 - International pressure and domestic legitimacy -- Chapter 8 - Discussion on Findings -- Chapter 9 - Conclusion

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