Description: The discrepancy between levels of environmental quality of rich and poor countries will continue as long as large per capita gaps in income persist. "Institutions for Environmental Aid" draws on research from economics, international relations, and development assistance, as well as the growing literature on international environmental relations, to evaluate the effectiveness of international institutions designed to facilitate the transfer of resources from richer to poorer countries, in conjunction with efforts to improve the natural environment.
Brief description: Robert O. Keohane is a Professor of Political Science at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.