Perkins, Richard and Neumayer, Eric (2004) Europeanisation and the uneven convergence of environmental policy: explaining the geography of EMAS. Environment and Planning C, 22 (6). pp. 881-897. ISSN 0263-774X
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Abstract
In this paper we seek to advance current understanding of uneven convergence in the context of EU environmental policy, and specifically, the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). Using a large-sample, quantitative methodology, we examine three broad sets of determinants hypothesised to influence geographic patterns of policy convergence: (1) cross-national market integration; (2) compatibility between the domestic regulatory context and European policy requirements; and (3) bottom-up pressure from market and societal actors. Our analysis provides empirical support for all three hypothesised determinants. Measures of import - export ties, regulatory burden, past policy adoptions, environmental demand from civil society, and levels of economic productivity are all found to be statistically significant predictors of national EMAS counts. Against a backdrop of geographically diverse regulatory institutions, societal conditions, and trading relationships, we conclude that unevenness is an inevitable feature of Europeanisation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.envplan.com/C.html |
| Additional Information: | © 2004 Pion Ltd |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences J Political Science > JZ International relations J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) |
| Sets: | Departments > Geography and Environment |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Aug 2008 13:15 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/20419/ |
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