The great lakes clean-up program : a role model for international cooperation?

Abstract

This report explores the possibilities of transferring organizational and procedural structures of The Great Lakes water quality policies to other regions with similar environmental problems. Exploratory in nature, this report describes the policy making process regarding the Great Lakes, summarizes the viewpoints of various policy actors, and attempts to draw some general conclusions about the policy process and its transferability . The data for this report was compiled from three different sources, official documents and other literature, telephone interviews with key actors, and personal interviews with several actors involved.