Comprehensive examination of the economic, social, and political context of climate policy in industrialized and developing nations. Calls for a multilateral approach that goes beyond the mitigation-focused Kyoto policies and stresses the importance of generating policies that work within a time...

"Examines the more dynamic role Asian nations are playing within the G-20 and in multilateral organizations concerned with governance of global economic and financial affairs, brought about by the rapid development of Asian economies in recent decades"--Provided by publisher