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来源类型 | Article |
规范类型 | 论文 |
DOI | 10.3390/su10061994 |
ISSN | 2071-1050 |
Developing Countries in the Lead – What Drives the Diffusion of Plastic Bag Policies? | |
Doris Knoblauch; Linda Mederake; Dr. Ulf Stein | |
发表日期 | 2018 |
出版者 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Switzerland |
出版年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
概述 | While diffusion patterns are quite well understood in the context of the Global North, diffusion research has only been applied to a limited extent to investigate how policies spread across developing countries. Ecologic Institute's Doris Knoblauch, Linda Mederake and Ulf Stein therefore analyze the diffusion patterns of plastic bag bans and taxes in the Global South and Global North to contribute to the further refinement of diffusion theory by specifically addressing the under-researched Global South. The article is available for download. |
摘要 | class="field field-name-field-master-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> While diffusion patterns are quite well understood in the context of the Global North, diffusion research has only been applied to a limited extent to investigate how policies spread across developing countries. In this article, Ecologic Institute's Doris Knoblauch, Linda Mederake and Ulf Stein therefore analyze the diffusion patterns of plastic bag bans and plastic bag taxes in the Global South and Global North to contribute to the further refinement of diffusion theory by specifically addressing the under-researched Global South. The article is available for download. Moreover, with an in-depth investigation of plastic bag policies through the lens of diffusion research, the article provides insights in the rather new and still underexplored policy field of plastic pollution. We find that industrialized countries have mostly adopted plastic bag taxes, while developing countries have mainly introduced plastic bag bans and thus more stringent legislation than countries in the Global North. So far, the key driving force for the diffusion of plastic bag policies in the Global North has been the global public pressure. In the Global South, where plastic bag litter is much more visible and harmful due to limited waste collection and recycling rates, national problem pressure has been much more influential. |
标签 | Article ; Global Environment ; Governance ; Resources ; Sustainability ; Waste |
关键词 | plastic bags regulation policy diffusion policy transfer policy learning sustainable development marine litter case study research |
URL | https://www.ecologic.eu/15779 |
来源智库 | Ecologic Institute (Germany) |
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资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/36971 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Doris Knoblauch,Linda Mederake,Dr. Ulf Stein. Developing Countries in the Lead – What Drives the Diffusion of Plastic Bag Policies?. 2018. |
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