This important book breaks new ground in the study of international institutions and develops arguments that will undoubtedly stimulate additional research.
Oran R. Young, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara
This book is quite an achievement. There is no other work in the international relations field that does such an extensive job of assessing the effectiveness of international environmental agreements.
Miranda A. Schreurs, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland
If the right people employ appropriate tools, the most malignant problems can be solved effectively. In demonstrating this most convincingly for international environmental regimes, the authors have at the same time mastered one of the most difficult methodological tasks in our discipline. This book is the most sound and fascinating account of international regime consequences that I know.
Michael Zuern, Professor for Transnational and International Relations, University of Bremen, and Director of the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies
The authors have produced a volume that has three core merits: First, its findings strengthen confidence in the effectiveness of international regimes; secondly, it demonstrates the usefulness of rigorous theory-led research based on comparative case studies; and thirdly, it excels in critical methodological self-reflection indicating clearly the reach and limits of its findings' validity. I am truly impressed by the authors' achievement in this volume.
Volker Rittberger, Institute of Political Science, Center for International Relations, University of Tuebingen, Germany
