Environmental Governance: The Case of Industrial Waste and Pollution Management in Thailand under the Existing Context of Globalization

Abstract

"This paper explores the current trend of industrial development both at the global and at the national levels and considers the extent to which environmental governance is being achieved in the existing context of globalization. The concept of environmental governance is also examined in the framework of institutional analysis. The paper focuses on the analysis of environmental governance at the local level with particular reference to the case of industrial waste and pollution management in Thailand. However, it presents the argument that, within the existing global economic system in which there is no environmental governance at the global level, it is hard for environmental governance at the local level to be achieved. The paper is divided into 6 sections. The first section is an introduction. The second section is on the importance of environmental governance which divides into two sub-sections discussing the concept of environmental governance in a Thai context and in the framework of institutional analysis. The third section explores the environmental and social impacts of the global trend of industrial development under globalization. The fourth section is on the state of industrial development and pollution in Thailand. The fifth section discusses the Thai case study on industrial waste and pollution management in a context of environmental governance. The last section is a conclusion."