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The Role of China in Global Dirty Industry Migration

Haitian Lu, Consultant, Hong Kong

Chandos Asian Studies Series No. 15

 - based on detailed and up-to-date research

The first book to comprehensively analyze the regulation of dirty industry migration - a global issue that has complex economic, environmental and social implications. The book examines the mechanisms of regulation of dirty industry migration under internal trade, investment, environment and human rights laws. Other than international law, the host and home country regulation of dirty industry migration in the context of domestic laws and policies are examined. Finally, this book critically evaluates the voluntary codes relating to corporate environmental citizenship and social responsibility which bear implications on the regulation of dirty industry migration.

Readership: Academics, lawyers, industrialists and government officials.

£80.00 / US$135.00 / €95.00

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About the author

Haitian Lu, Consultant, Hong Kong

Contents

Introduction
 - Prelude: The Origin of “Dirty Industry Migration” Debate
 - DIM under Globalization—Some Basic Understandings
 - Current Research Status
 - Originality of this Book
 - Structure of the Book

Dirty industry migration and environment: theories and application
 - A Summary of Existing Theories on DIM
 - DIM and Related Hypotheses
 - Dirty Industry Migration, Sustainable Development and Environmental Justice—Constructing the Conceptual Framework
 - Re-examine the Term “Dirty Industry Migration” under Globalization
 - Motives of Dirty Industry Migration
 - Barriers to Dirty Industry Migration
 - Evaluation on the Existing Theories of DIM

Dirty industry migration globally and in China: an empirical study
 - An Overview on Previous Empirical Studies
 - Evaluation on the Existing Empirical Studies
 - Empirical Study on Dirty Industry Migration in China
 - Conclusion

Dirty industry migration under international law
 - Trade Related Environmental Claims under International Law
 - Investment Related Environmental Claims
 - Environment Related Investment Claims
 - Environment Related Trade Claims

Dirty industry migration under Chinese law
 - Regulation of Dirty Industry Migration through Investment Law
 - Regulation of Dirty Industry Migration through Trade Law
 - Regulation of DIM through Environmental Law
 - Summary of the Chinese Law Review on DIM
 - DIM Regulation in Practice
 - Remedies and Legal Techniques
 - Conclusion

Corporate social responsibility and environmental citizenship in China
 - The Development of Corporate Social Responsibility—Theories and Practice
 - Synthesizing the Principle of Sustainable Development, Environmental Justice, and Corporate Social Responsibility for the Regulation of DIM
 - Corporate Social Responsibility in China
 - Fieldwork
 - Concluding Remarks on the CSR and CEC in China

Conclusion