%0 Journal Article
%T The developmental state in global regulation: Economic change and climate policy
%A Jonas Meckling
%J European Journal of International Relations
%@ 1460-3713
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1354066117700966
%X What are the origins of global regulation? This article proposes that the developmental state ¡ª the state investing in economic development ¡ª can be a source of global environmental regulation. Through industrial policy, the developmental state can promote structural economic change in polluting sectors that supports global regulatory policy in two ways: first, providing state support to green industries creates economic interests in support of global regulation; and, second, driving down the cost of technology through government subsidies alters the pay-offs of global cooperation for other states. This article examines the two mechanisms in the case of climate change: the global leadership of the European Union; and international cooperation on the Paris Agreement. The argument advances our theory of the state in global regulatory politics as both a developmental and a regulatory force. This article identifies significant scope for the developmental strategies of major economies to change the interest and cost structures of polluting sectors to support global environmental regulation
%K Business
%K climate change
%K developmental state
%K global environmental politics
%K global regulation
%K regulatory state
%K renewable energy
%K technology
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1354066117700966