ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book aims to take a step back and looks for patterns in Norwegian goal attainment at both international and domestic levels. It focuses on how institutional factors have enabled or constrained goal attainment within various issue areas at both the international and domestic levels. The conventional approach to studying regime effectiveness is to look at how international regimes influence and engage member states in the objectives of the regime. The whaling case displays significant change in goal-achievement over time. The ozone case is comparable with whaling in the sense that the major target groups - the chemical companies that produce ozone-depleting substances (ODS) are located outside Norway. Norway's air pollution policy has aimed at reducing transboundary emissions that contribute to acidification and related environmental damages in Norway.
