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Keywords

Environmental policy--Japan; Environmental policy--Southeast Asia; Environmental policy; Japan; Southeast Asia;

Abstract

For a long period, it was strongly believed that industrialization was necessary for economic development, and little attention was paid to the possible effects of rapid industrialization on society and environment. Japan was not an exception for this regard. After the Second World War, Japan's economy developed very rapidly, however, this rapid economic growth didn't bring only good side of the story but also the bad side of story. While the quality of living standard was improved greatly due to its economic development, its environment suffered and many Japanese people have suffered from unexpected consequences. By the mid 1960s, Japan became one of the most polluted countries in the world. Although it was the slow start, Japan's government finally became aware of the importance of environmental protection. Since the late 1960s, Japan's government has enacted laws and regulations on environmental policies, and some of these policies have contributed to improvement of environmental quality. While environmental conditions which faced crisis in the past couple of decades have been better, other problems such as leisure and overconsumption related to environmental issues have been focused on in Japan.

Year of Submission

1996

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Department of Political Science

First Advisor

Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi

Second Advisor

Kenneth Basom

Third Advisor

Pita O. Agbese

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Date Original

1996

Object Description

1 PDF file (135 leaves)

Language

en

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