{"product_id":"9781780939421","title":"The Political Economy of the Environment : The Case of Japan","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Political Economy of the Environment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Shigeto Tsuru\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe  first authoritative study of Japan's environmental problems by the   acclaimed environmental economist, placing environmental issues within a   socioeconomic context. In providing an historical account of   environmental disruption in Japan, the author takes a number of key   cases of industrial pollution in the pre-war and post-war periods and   illustrates the effectiveness of taking into account socioeconomic   affairs. Finally, he proposes a set of concrete countermeasures against   environmental problems, applicable to all developed countries today,   aimed at achieving a new 'quality of life'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 2000, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781780939421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40619677122766,"sku":"9781780939421","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781780939421","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}