Environment and Statecraft

This is an impressive book that should be of interest not only to those interested in the application of game theory to international relations but also to anyone interested in understanding how international cooperation can be promoted.'Environmental Conservation 13/05/2004The book makes a valuable contribution to the development of theory regarding the effectiveness of international environmental policy. it furthers our understanding of several treaties, including the Kyoto Protocol. Additionally, Barrett’s work servies as a reminder as to the oftentimes difficult task of balancing the needs of states and those of the environment.‘International Environmental AgreementsEvery now and again, a treatise appears that alters the way we see events. Scott Barrett's Environment andStatecraft is one such work. The book, more than a decade in preperation, is a craft of inventiveness, meticulous research, intellectual insight and surprise. Barrett's book is probably one of the most important publications in thepast few decades on global environmental problems. For students of politics, economics and the environment, and fornegotitators and politicians, this book is to be carried around like a Bible. If I had written it, I would retire content that I had made a real difference.'David Pearce, UCL and Imperial College, London - Times Higher Education Supplement 24/10/2003If you don’t think climate change is the important theme for our times, then you and I are living on different planets. If you do, then read [this text], ponder what and how the Operational Research profession might make a use ful contribution over and above that of any well-informed citizen and do something about it.‘Journal of the Operational Research Society

Scott Barrett is Professor of Environmental Economics and International Political Economy at the Paul Hitz School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. He was educated in the US, Canada, and Britain and taught previously at the London Business School.