Environmental Leaders and Laggards in Europe: Why There is (Not) a 'Southern Problem'
In: Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Charts -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Is there a 'Southern Problem'? -- Non-compliance in the European Union: Pathology or Statistical Artefact? -- Exploring the 'Southern Problem' -- 3 Why there is (not) a 'Southern Problem' -- The Diagnosis is the 'Mediterranean Syndrome' -- Beyond the 'Mediterranean Syndrome' -- Pressure from Below and from Above: The Pull-and-Push Model -- Reformulating the 'Southern Problem': High Policy Misfit and Low Domestic Mobilization -- 4 Implementing EU Environmental Policies in Germany and Spain -- Selecting the Cases: High Policy Misfit and Differing Degrees of Domestic Mobilization -- Measuring Effective Implementation and Compliance -- Environmental Policy-Making in Germany and Spain -- Drinking Water: Spanish Fit and German Misfit? -- Air Pollution Control: Spanish Misfit and German Fit -- Environmental Impact Assessment: Misfit in Spain and Germany -- Access to Information: Misfit in Spain and Germany -- Eco-Audit Management: Misfit in Spain and Germany -- 5 Conclusions -- Challenging the 'Southern Problem' -- Explaining Compliance with Law Beyond the Nation State: Pressure from Below and Above -- Making European Law Work: Increasing Pull and Push -- Facing the Challenge of Enlargement: Towards Flexibility -- Bibliography -- Index