Nuclear Energy Development in Asia Problems and Prospects
Description
An exploration of how and why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China and India have initiated and developed nuclear energy programs and what challenges they face today. Were the nuclear programmes driven by the low energy endowment, a desire to pursue international prestige, national security concerns, environmental pollution or economic development?
Keywords
Political SciencePublic PolicyEnvironmental PolicyWorldAsianScienceLife SciencesBiophysicsComparative PoliticsAmerican GovernmentSocial ScienceSociologyHistory & Theory
2011Book
Author(s)Yi-Chong Xu
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230240247
LanguageEnglish
