On their way to industrialisation, the Southeast Asian countries are starting to realise that environmental protection is not an unnecessary luxury. Several countries, especially Singapore and Thailand, have begun to implement vigorous environmental policies. Nevertheless, authoritarian...

The debate on environmental policy generally focuses on the industrialized countries. It is often neglected that rapid economic growth in the newly industrializing countries is certain to lead to the rise of environmental issues on a large scale. Especially Eastern and South East Asia will...