After a brief discussion on the possible trade-off between development and environment, a summary review of Japan’s experience in the postwar period in environmental problems and policies is undertaken separately with the focus on several institutional sectors, such as the business world,...

European countries, including Germany and The Netherlands, have since the 1980s taken positive measures for the reduction of poly chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and poly chlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDDs/DFs). Around 1995 they succeeded in reducing their emission by 99% compared to the level in...