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Grassroots global governance : local watershed management experiments and the evolution of sustainable development /

To address global problems like climate change, transnational networks promote "best practices" locally around the world. Grassroots Global Governance explains the variations in their success levels and why implementing these "global ideas" locally causes them to evolve at the in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kauffman, Craig M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Watershed management > Political aspects > Ecuador.
Integrated water development > Political aspects > Ecuador.
Sustainable development > Political aspects > Ecuador.
Local government > Ecuador.
Globalization > Political aspects > Ecuador.
Watershed management > International cooperation.
Integrated water development > International cooperation.
Sustainable development > International cooperation.
Globalization > Political aspects.
Bassins hydrographiques > Gestion > Aspect politique > Équateur.
Ressources en eau > Aménagement intégré > Aspect politique > Équateur.
Développement durable > Aspect politique > Équateur.
Administration locale > Équateur.
Mondialisation > Aspect politique > Équateur.
Bassins hydrographiques > Gestion > Coopération internationale.
Ressources en eau > Aménagement intégré > Coopération internationale.
Développement durable > Coopération internationale.
Mondialisation > Aspect politique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Globalization > Political aspects
Integrated water development > International cooperation
Local government
Sustainable development > International cooperation
Sustainable development > Political aspects
Watershed management > International cooperation
Ecuador
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:To address global problems like climate change, transnational networks promote "best practices" locally around the world. Grassroots Global Governance explains the variations in their success levels and why implementing these "global ideas" locally causes them to evolve at the international level. Ultimately, the book demonstrates how global governance is partially constructed at the grassroots.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 252 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190625740
0190625740
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