Abstract
This chapter focuses on three key findings: first, there are considerable asymmetries in the influence of various drivers for regional environmental cooperation in South America and their ability to shape the processes leading to cooperation. External funders play a central, but often contested role resulting in mixed outcomes. Moreover, those domestic groups focussing on technical and scientific framings of environmental problems with significant resources of their own have been most influential. Second, government-led regional integration processes have not become a driver for regional environmental cooperation and often presented obstacles. Finally, the region’s position in the global political economy as an exporter of primary commodities for consumption elsewhere is a significant constraint on environmental governance.
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Siegel, K.M. (2017). Conclusion. In: Regional Environmental Cooperation in South America. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55874-9_6
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