Asia's environmental movements : comparative perspectives

336 Pages·1999·13.526 MB·Chinese

by  Yok-Shiu F. Lee

Yok-shiu F. Lee and Alvin Y. So
Editors

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ASIA'S
ENVIRONMENTAL
MOVEMENTS
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
series editor: Mark Selden
This new series explores the most dynamic and contested region of the
world, including contributions on political, economic, cultural, and social
change in modem and contemporary Asia and the Pacific.
ASIA’S ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENTS
Comparative Perspectives
edited by Yok-shiu F. Lee and Alvin Y. so
CENSORING HISTORY
Perspectives on Nationalism and War in the Twentieth Century
edited by Laura Hein and Mark Selden
CHINA’S WORKERS UNDER ASSAULT
Anita Chan
THE CONTENTIOUS CHINESE
Elizabeth J. Perry
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT
The Case of China
Wang Shaoguang and Hu Angang
THEATER AND SOCIETY
An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Drama
edited by Haiping Yan
WOMEN IN REPUBLICAN CHINA
A Sourcebook
edited by Lan Hua and Vanessa Fong
ENVIRONMENTAL
MOVEMENTS
Comparative Perspectives
Yok-shiu F. Lee and Alvin Y. So
Editors
An East Gate Book
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London, England
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Copyright © 1999 by M. E. Sharpe, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Asia’s environmental movements : comparative perspectives / edited by Yok-shiu Lee
and Alvin Y. So.
p. cm.—(Asia and the Pacific)
“An East Gate book.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-56324-908-1 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Environmentalism—Asia. 2. Environmentalism—Asia—Case studies.
3. Environmental policy—Asia. I. Lee, Yok-shiu. II. So, Alvin Y., 1953—. III. Series:
Asia and the Pacific (Armonk, N.Y.)
GE199.A78A784 1998
363.7'0095—dc21
99—12310
CIP
Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of
American National Standard for Information Sciences—
Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,
ANSI Z39.4S-1984.
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Contents
Preface vii
1. Introduction
Yok-shiu F. Lee and Alvin Y. So 3
Country Case Studies
2. Environmental Movements in Taiwan
Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao 31
3. Environmental Movements in Hong Kong
Stephen Wing-Kai Chiu, Ho-Fung Hung, and On-Kwok Lai 55
4. Environmental Movements in South Korea
Su-Hoon Lee 90
5. Environmental Movements in Thailand
Alvin Y. So and Yok-shiu F. Lee 120
6. Environmental Movements in the Philippines
Francisco A. Magno 143
Comparative Analyses
7. Grassroots Environmentalism in the United States:
Implications for Asia’s Environmental Movements
Andrew Szasz 179
8. Culture and Asian Styles of Environmental Movements
Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, On-Kwok Lai, Hwa-Jen Liu,
Francisco A. Magno, Laura Edles, and Alvin Y. So 210
VI
9. The Impact of Democratization on Environmental Movements
Su-Hoon Lee, Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, Hwa-Jen Liu,
On-KwokLai, Francisco A. Magno, and Alvin Y. So 230
10. The Making of Anti-Nuclear Movements in East Asia:
State-Movements Relationships and Policy Outcomes
Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, Hwa-Jen Liu, Su-Hoon Lee,
On-KwokLai, and Yok-shiu F. Lee 252
11. The Contradictions and Synergy of Environmental Movements
and Business Interests
On-KwokLai, Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, Hwa-Jen Liu,
Somrudee Nicro, and Yok-shiu F. Lee 269
12. Conclusion
Yok-shiu F. Lee and Alvin Y. So 287
Contributors 309
Index 311