1st Edition
The Ethics of Japan's Global Environmental Policy The conflict between principles and practice
By Midori Kagawa-Fox
Copyright 2012
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the Japanese government policies that impact on the environment in order to determine whether they incorporate a sufficient ethical substance. Through the three case studies on whaling, nuclear energy, and forestry, the author explores how Western philosophers combined their theories to develop a ‘Western environmental ethics code’ and reveals the existence of a unique... Read more
Introduction 1. Western and Japanese Environmental Ethics 2. Japan’s Domestic Environmental Policy 3. Japan’s Global Environmental Policy 4. The Whaling Policy: Case Study 1 5. Nuclear Energy Policy: Case Study 2 6. Forestry and Timber Trade Policy: Case Study 3. Conclusion
Biography
Midori Kagawa-Fox is a lecturer at the School of Social Sciences in the University of Adelaide, Australia.
