The Ethics of Japan's Global Environmental Policy

The conflict between principles and practice
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-138-01711-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 364 g

Reihe: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

This book examines the Japanese government policies that impact on the environment in order to determine whether they incorporate a sufficient ethical substance. Through the three case studies on whaling, nuclear energy, and forestry, the author explores how Western philosophers combined their theories to develop a ‘Western environmental ethics code’ and reveals the existence of a unique ‘Japanese environmental ethics code’ built on Japan’s cultural traditions, religious practices, and empirical experiences.

Kagawa-Fox’s discussions show that in spite of the positive contributions that Japan has made towards the global environment, the government has failed to show a corresponding moral obligation to the world ecology in its environmental policy. The book argues that this is a result of the integrity of the policies having been compromised by vested interests and that Japanese business and politics ensure that the policies are primarily focused on maintaining sustainable economic growth. Whilst Japan's global environmental initiatives are the key to its economic survival in the 21st century, and these initiatives may achieve their aims, they do however fail the Japanese code of environmental ethics.

This book is essential reading for anyone interested in Environmental Studies, Environmental Policy and Ethics, Japanese Politics and Japanese Culture and Society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kagawa-Fox, Midori (University of Adelaide, Australia)

Kagawa-Fox, Midori

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Western and Japanese Environmental Ethics 2. Japan’s Domestic Environmental Policy 3. Japan’s Global Environmental Policy 4. The Whaling Policy: Case Study 1 5. Nuclear Energy Policy: Case Study 2 6. Forestry and Timber Trade Policy: Case Study 3. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Midori Kagawa-Fox is a lecturer at the School of Social Sciences in the University of Adelaide, Australia.