This authoritative study of Japans environmental problems is by the countrys leading environmental economist, Shigeto Tsuru The author places environmental issues within a socio-economic context In providing an historical account of environmental disruption in Japan, Professor Tsuru cites a number of key cases of industrial pollution одлъд in the pre-war and post-war periods and illustrates the effectiveness of such a strategy not only for Japan but any developed country Finally, the author proposes a set of countermeasures against environmental problems, applicable to all developed countries today, aimed at achieving a new "quality of life ".  Перед каждойISBN 0774807636.