Environmental Protection and U.S. Foreign Policy & Decision-Making in Multilateral Development Banks
Award Date
12-2014
Degree Type
Honors Thesis
Department
Political Science
Advisor 1
Jonathan Strand
Advisor 2
John Tuman
Advisor 3
Andrew Hanson
Number of Pages
70
Abstract
In recent decades, the promotion of policies that are environmentally friendly has become an important goal in U.S. foreign policy. One way that the United States has influence over protecting the environment is through the policies attached to projects funded by the multilateral development banks (MDBs). This gives the U.S. the ability to indirectly fund projects in developing countries. Using data provided by the United States Treasury, I examined U.S. voting decisions on projects from 2004 to 2011. These votes come from multiple development banks including the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), African Development Bank (AfDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). I examined how the United States has behaved on lending projects, and what this means for U.S. environmental protection and foreign policy. What I found was that in general, environmental factors do play a significant role in predicting how the United States votes in MDBs.
Keywords
Development banks; Environmental policy; Environmental protection; International relations
Disciplines
American Politics | Environmental Policy | International Relations | Political Science
Language
English
Repository Citation
Orozco, Maui Cheska L., "Environmental Protection and U.S. Foreign Policy & Decision-Making in Multilateral Development Banks" (2014). Honors College Theses. 26.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/honors_theses/26
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