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The Organization of the Impossible

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Proposals for the creation of a World Environment Organization (WEO) are considered in light of the wide range of arrangements for environmental management at the national level. Organizational difficulties are compounded at the international level, suggesting that a WEO is neither possible nor desirable. Proposals to improve international environmental management must consider not only the weaknesses of current arrangements but also the sources of their effectiveness. Carefully designed steps to strengthen the institutions of international environmental management are desirable. Organizational proposals, other than strengthening the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), are a diversion from the pressing international environmental agenda. Copyright (c) 2001 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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  • Konrad von Moltke, 2001. "The Organization of the Impossible," Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press, vol. 1(1), pages 23-28, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:glenvp:v:1:y:2001:i:1:p:23-28
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    1. Joke Waller-Hunter, 2002. "La gouvernance au service du développement durable dans le contexte de la mondialisation," Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(1), pages 19-33.
    2. Frank Biermann, 2002. "Strengthening Green Global Governance in a Disparate World SocietyWould a World Environment Organisation Benefit the South?," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 2(4), pages 297-315, December.

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