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Development in Selected Countries

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This chapter summarizes the specific circumstances in Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Russia, and the USA with a focus on the environment. For each country, relevant political, economic, and social developments are discussed and related to changes in environmental attitudes and behaviors.

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    This chapter builds on Hadler and Wohlkönig (2012), Hadler (2013), and Hadler and Kraemer (2016).

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    https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/us/politics/scott-pruitt-epa-trump.html?_r=0 (accessed 27 April 2017).

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    http://orf.at/stories/2348652/(accessed 17 April 2017).

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    https://unfccc.int/paris_agreement/items/9444.php (accessed 17 April 2017).

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    https://unfccc.int/paris_agreement/items/9444.php (accessed 17 April 2017).

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Hadler, M. (2017). Development in Selected Countries. In: The Influence of Global Ideas on Environmentalism and Human Rights. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57440-4_5

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