Environmental Crime and Corruption in Russia - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415698707 ISBN 13 : 9780415698702

Editeur : Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

Environmental devastation, a significant consequence of industrial activity in Soviet times, continues to be a major problem in Russia. Specific problems include radioactive pollutants from inadequately monitored nuclear plants, illegal logging and wildlife poaching which have grown into hugely profitable businesses for criminal gangs, and toxic waste from unsanctioned and poorly controlled metallurgical, petroleum and agricultural chemical industries. This book presents a wide ranging assessment of the environmental problems faced by Russia and of the crime and corruption which contribute to them. It also discusses the attitude of the Russian government which seems to view environmental protection as something for rich countries, something to be postponed until Russia is on the same economic footing as wealthier Scandinavian and western European countries. It concludes, gloomily, that the problems are getting worse and that little is being done to tackle them.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sally Stoecker is a Scholar-in-Residence, School of International Studies, American University, Washington, DC, USA.

Ramziya Shakirova is a research analyst at Independent Project Analysis (www.ipaglobal.com) and holds a doctorate in Public Policy from the School of Public Policy, George Mason University, Arlington, VA, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415698707
• ISBN 13: 9780415698702
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Éditeur: Stoecker Sally, Shakirova Ramziya
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