The Blame Game
Subtitle: Rethinking Ireland's Sustainable Development And Environmental Performance (Justice in Controversy)
Contributors: Michael Denis Higgins (Foreword)
Publisher: Irish Academic Press
Published: January 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780716528395
Subjects: Conservation of the environment; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Ireland; General; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental management; Environmental policy; Sustainable development
Description: "This book examines the evolution of Irish environmental policy over the so-called 'Celtic Tiger' years of Ireland's economic boom while looking to the future as well. It considers why Ireland's environmental performance has been so lacklustre during this period, and what scope exists for improvement. The emphasis is placed primarily on institutional aspects of Irish environmental policy. In particular, this book offers a strong critique of the current Irish style of reaching environmental decisions, an excessive dependence on legal instruments, and a weak Irish local government system."--Jacket.