{"product_id":"9780792323655","title":"Risk, Governance and Society: Policy and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRisk, Governance and Society: Policy and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eVari, A.; Tamas, Pal\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent democratization and the accompanied liberalization of  the media in Central and Eastern Europe has brought the devastating  environmental impacts of the intensive and careless industrialization  of the last 40 years to the surface. Less is known, however, about the  social, political and institutional background of environmental risk  management which led to the present situation, as well as about recent  changes.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eEnvironment and Democratic Transition: Policy and Politics in\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cem\u003eCentral and Eastern Europe\u003c\/em\u003e provides an overview of the mechanism  of policy making, the role of the scientific community, the  environmental movements, and the public in risk controversies in  Central and Eastern Europe from the 1970s until 1991. The book brings  together studies by leading social scientists from the East and the  West who investigate the economic, legal, institutional, behavioral,  social and political aspects of environmental policy. In addition to  analyzing past histories, most contributions focus also on challenges,  pitfalls and dilemmas that the region's policy makers and  environmentalists must face during the period of transition and into  the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1993-09-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792323655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-015-8120-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 234cm x156cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 286\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46312026308748,"sku":"9780792323655","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792323655.jpg?v=1771516086","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792323655","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}